Emergence & Complexity
Emergence & Complexity Contents I. What Emergence Is II. Simple Rules, Staggering Complexity III. Self-Organisation IV. The Levels of Reality V. Weak and Strong Emergence VI. Complexity Theory and Feedback VII. Tensegrity: The Body as Emergent Structure VIII. The Free Energy Principle IX. Emergence and You X. What We Do Not Know XI. The Impartial […]
Entropy
Entropy Contents I. What Is Entropy? II. The Second Law and the Arrow of Time III. The Part Almost Everyone Gets Backwards IV. Life as a Dissipative Structure V. The Entropy Accelerator VI. The Dissipation-Driven Adaptation VII. The Micro Example: Your Metabolism VIII. Why Growth and Decay Are the Same Process IX. The Arrow of […]
The Forces
The Forces Contents I. What a “force” is II. Gravity III. Electromagnetism IV. The Strong Nuclear Force V. The Weak Nuclear Force VI. The Standard Model VII. The Unification Story VIII. The Forces and You IX. What We Don’t Know X. The Takeaway XI. Cross-links Gravity, electromagnetism, and the weak and strong nuclear forces. […]
The Big Bang
The Big Bang Contents I. Deep History II. What “The Big Bang” Actually Means III. The First Moments IV. Inflation V. The Light Elements VI. Recombination and the First Light VII. The Dark Sector VIII. From First Light to First Life IX. What We Do Not Know X. The Takeaway XI. Cross-Links The proposed birth […]
The Universal Rabbit Hole
The Universal Rabbit Hole Contents I. The Fine-Tuning Question II. Constructor Theory III. The Fate of the Universe IV. Earth’s History and Conditions for Life V. The Simulation Hypothesis VI. Why Did the Universe Start So Ordered? VII. Quantum Weirdness at the Frontier VIII. Are We Alone? IX. Open Research Questions X. Future Topics XI. […]
Mitochondria and the Future of Medicine: The Key to Understanding Disease, Chronic Illness, Aging, and Life Itself
Mitochondria and the Future of Medicine The Key to Understanding Disease, Chronic Illness, Aging, and Life Itself Author: Lee Know Topics: Nutrition, physiology, disease, mitochondria, life origins All information is attributed to the author. Except in the case where we may have misunderstood a concept and summarized incorrectly. These notes are only for reference and […]
Athene’s Theory of Everything
Athene’s Theory of Everything Author: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbh5l0b2-0o&t=32s Topics: Neuroscience, Physics All information is attributed to the author. Except in the case where we may have misunderstood a concept and summarized incorrectly. These notes are only for reference and we always suggest reading from the original source. God is in the Neurons Neuroplasticity. Creating specific stronger neuronal […]
The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four Billion Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains
The Deep History of Ourselves: The Four Billion Year Story of How We Got Conscious Brains Author: Joseph LeDoux Topics: Neuroscience, Evolution, Anthropology All information is attributed to the author. Except in the case where we may have misunderstood a concept and summarized incorrectly. These notes are only for reference and we always suggest reading […]