"The Intriguing Connection Between Life and Entropy"
Physicist Jeremy England proposes the idea that life may be a consequence of entropy, a measure of disorder in a system. He suggests that life arises as a result of the laws of physics, drawing on energy from the environment to temporarily decrease its own entropy. England's simulations of complex chemical systems show a statistical tendency for structures with higher-than-equilibrium rates of work absorption, indicating that life-like patterns of collective molecular behavior may arise as a consequence of entropy. If correct, this theory could imply that life is likely ubiquitous throughout the universe.
