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Miracles in Physics That Allow Life
Albert Einstein said there are two ways to live life: (A) Nothing is a miracle (B) Everything is a miracle. Life depends on carbon, the only element that can form complex molecules like DNA, but carbon only exists because of a fine balance in nature. Hydrogen, also essential, exists only because neutrons are slightly heavier than protons. If it were the reverse, there would be no hydrogen. The universe also had to expand at just the right rate for life to get started and evolve to us. Dr. Michael Albrow will discuss many other examples of how certain physical conditions, which didn't have to be true, are exactly what we need to be living, conscious beings. Was this by design, or do we just live in a "Goldilocks universe" that is just right to support our existence?
Led by Dr. Michael Albrow, Scientist Emeritus at Fermilab and a Fellow of the American Physical Society for outreach and education.
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