Can Life Really Be Explained By Physics? (featuring Prof. Brian Cox)

Thank you to Policygenius for supporting PBS. To learn more go to https://Policygenius.com/BeSmart Go clubbing in virtual reality with Subcultured @pbsvoices: https://youtu.be/ZRPjgSrQ8gA ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ I recently got to sit down with physicist and science communicator extraordinaire Prof. Brian Cox. Did we talk about black holes, the Big Bang, or alien worlds? Nope! We talked about biology. Specifically, what is “life” and how did it begin? You might not expect it, but looking at life through the lens of physics can teach us a lot about why interesting groups of atoms like you and me exist. Learn more about Professor Brian Cox here: https://twitter.com/ProfBrianCox https://www.instagram.com/profbriancox/ https://www.facebook.com/ProfessorBrianCox ATP Synthase animations by Drew Berry (wehi.tv) courtesy of HHMI Biointeractive and WEHI ----------- Special thanks to our Brain Trust Patrons: Ali Freiburger Amy Sowada Attila Pix Baerbel Winkler Barbora Bei Burt Humburg Clinger-Hamilton Family dani bowman David Johnston DeliciousKashmiri Dustin Eric Meer Karen Haskell Ken Board Mehdi Damou Robert Young Roy Lasris Salih Arslan We’re on PATREON! Join the community https://www.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/