Are You Sharing a Breath With Isaac Newton?

PBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to: http://to.pbs.org/DonateOKAY ↓ More info and sources below ↓ We all breathe the same air. Literally. Click here to SUBSCRIBE, it s FREE! -- http://bit.ly/iotbs_sub Take a deep breath. Smell that? It could be a little eau de Einstein. Or maybe a whiff of Cleopatra. Here s an amazing thought: every time you breathe, you could be sharing air with everyone who s ever lived. A few million of the same air molecules that enter your lungs in a lifetime also entered Albert Einstein or Marie Curie s lungs! That s some smart air. Earth s atmosphere is big, but not as big as many people think. All the air that keeps us alive is just a thin candy shell around our planet. In this episode, echoing the words of John F. Kennedy, I ll show you the science of how we all share the same air. So let s be careful about what we re putting in it! References for this episode: http://dft.ba/-5AuU Read about John F. Kennedy s American University speech: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_University_speech Earth s atmosphere illustrated by Adam Nieman: http://adamnieman.posterous.com/ Written and hosted by Joe Hanson Produced by Painted On Productions (http://www.paintedon.com/) Music: Johnny Ripper (with Ekoda) - Speak ----------- Join us on Patreon! https://patreon.com/itsokaytobesmart Twitter http://www.twitter.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.twitter.com/okaytobesmart Instagram http://www.instagram.com/DrJoeHanson http://www.instagram.com/okaytobesmart Merch https://store.dftba.com/collections/its-okay-to-be-smart Facebook https://www.facebook.com/itsokaytobesmartpbs/