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Particles of Thought: Bob and Mike’s Big Idea

1hr 11m 13s

The universe loves making things complicated. From minerals and microbes to languages and societies, complexity keeps showing up — but why? Astrobiologist Mike Wong and mineralogist Bob Hazen think we’re missing a law of nature to explain this phenomenon. Hakeem sits down with them to understand their bold new idea: what they call a Law of Increasing Functional Information.

Aired: 09/22/25
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