Here is the full review, it is a book from a unique perspective and filled with wisdom which I tried to distil into some key take home messages it has changed the way I describe some of life's processes.

Note: I was gifted copy of the book from the publisher
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🧪“Living Matter” a new #Biophysics book by Alex J. Levine. Sadly, Prof. Levine passed away before the book was ready.

This quote of his, beautifully captures the way a physicist views living systems. It is particularly poignant in how it captures the transience of human life. For us all.

#science

I loved this quote from author Haruki Murakami so much, I had to write a Substack article about it, called “Impermanence”. It examines the transience of life from both scientific and Buddhist perspectives.
drchrisearl.substack.com/p/impermanence

#science #buddhism #cosmology #booksky #writing

🧪Can you name the Most Successful Family in Nobel History? (T&Cs: All Nobel prizes are non-transferable)

4 Nobel prizes in the fields of chemistry, physics, and peace. I give clues throughout the video. Let me know in the comments if you got it

#science #NobelPeacePrize #Nobel #Norway #Sweden

🧪Histones are the PDB Molecule of the Month for Feb. These beautiful schematics show how an incredible 2 meters of DNA inside our cells can fit into a nucleus just 6 micrometres across (a micrometre is 1 million times smaller than a meter!)

#science #biology #genetics

pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/314

🧪Is this the most disgusting medical mystery of all time?
It takes us back to 1977 and a dodgy batch of berries traced to Dundee, Scotland.
#Dundee #Scotland #microbiology #science #medicine

🧪Is Richard Dawkins wrong about the nature of life? And is it time to abandon the metaphor of "The Selfish Gene"? That's what's in my new article. It's free to read and subscribe, and it features audio narration (read by me) for those who prefer it.

#science #philsky #evolution #biology #philosophy

I made a short video on the subject of impermanence. For a deeper dive please see my full article with audio narration here: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Thanks to Erin for the footage over the years. I (Chris Earl) made and played the guitar part/narration.

#science #philosophy #meaning #philsky

🧪Check out my new post. I explain how Ozempic and Mounjaro work (in molecular detail). Why is there a picture of a cool orange and black lizard? Have a read to find out! If you don’t fancy reading the whole thing, a short video is available (scroll to the bottom).

#science #sciencecommunication

It was a boost to see that Clay Skipper from the "Excellence, Actually" podcast shared a quote from my article: Impermanence. Clay, Steve Magness, and Brad Stulberg run "The Growth Equation", writing articles/books about performance. They offer the best no-nonsense science-backed advice you'll find.

In this article, I present- The Illusion of Meaning. It is an extension of Camus' concept of The Absurd. It's how the need for meaning is an illusion created by chance circumstances in this corner of the Universe, it offers a positive framing for the pursuit of meaning in contrast with God Delusion