Entropy – The Inexorable Arrow of Time

Update: 2021-05-28

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In today’s episode of Future Rising we explore that most elusive and yet important of concepts when it comes to the future: Entropy.

For more on entropy, I’d highly recommend this video from Crash Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsY4WcQOrfk

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Host:
Professor Andrew Maynard
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In Channel

Introduction - A World In Turmoil

2021-05-0906:52

Earthrise – How a 1968 photo transformed how we think about the future

2021-05-1705:40

Origins – The Big Bang

2021-05-1905:02

Light – Metaphorically and Physically Illuminating our Futures

2021-05-2106:47

Movement – Marking the Transition Between Past and Future

2021-05-2404:52

Time – How We’re Immersed In It, Obsessed By It, Yet Can’t Control It

2021-05-2604:59

Entropy – The Inexorable Arrow of Time

2021-05-2806:06

Emergence – The Rise of Biological Complexity

2021-05-3106:57

Evolution – DNA: A powerful entropy accelerator

2021-06-0205:04

Anticipation – How awareness of the future affects our decisions in the present

2021-06-0405:34

Instinct – The power and perils of building the future based on gut feelings

2021-06-0706:03

Causality – How cause and effect are connected to the future

2021-06-0904:45

Memory – An essential part of our future-planning skills

2021-06-1105:37

Learning – Moving Beyond Instinct

2021-06-1405:15

Intentionality – Escaping Fate

2021-06-1605:45

Intelligence – Part of the “secret sauce” of future-building

2021-06-1806:22

Knowledge – Fueling Our Understanding

2021-06-2106:22

Reason – A Window into the Future

2021-06-2305:39

Thinking differently about the future (Bonus episode)

2021-08-1016:21

Feelings – Transcending mere facts

2021-11-2905:36

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Entropy – The Inexorable Arrow of Time

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Entropy – The Inexorable Arrow of Time

Professor Andrew Maynard

Entropy – The Inexorable Arrow of Time