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The Formation of Life in the Solar System
07:45 - 16:23 (08:38)
This episode discusses the concept of how heavy elements created within a star, which later explodes, are spewed out into space to allow for the creation of life within the solar system.
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When a star explodes, heavy elements are spewed out as dust into space, including the materials that will become planets and eventually, life.
07:45 - 10:16 (02:31)
Summary
When a star explodes, heavy elements are spewed out as dust into space, including the materials that will become planets and eventually, life. Hydrogen helium gas combine to form heavier elements like carbon, oxygen, and nitrogen which clump together and form rocks and larger dust particles.
ChapterThe Formation of Life in the Solar System
EpisodeThe deep time walk | Outrage + Optimism
PodcastTED Talks Daily
This podcast explores the idea that all forms of life on Earth, from animals to plants to humans, were once part of a molten ball of magma that gradually cooled down over time, resulting in the creation of our planet as we know it today.
10:17 - 12:34 (02:17)
Summary
This podcast explores the idea that all forms of life on Earth, from animals to plants to humans, were once part of a molten ball of magma that gradually cooled down over time, resulting in the creation of our planet as we know it today.
ChapterThe Formation of Life in the Solar System
EpisodeThe deep time walk | Outrage + Optimism
PodcastTED Talks Daily
David Grinspoon discusses the evolution of life on Earth, including the self-assembly of the first living cell and the impact of the Moon on the formation of Gaia.
12:34 - 16:23 (03:49)
Summary
David Grinspoon discusses the evolution of life on Earth, including the self-assembly of the first living cell and the impact of the Moon on the formation of Gaia.