rgray222
5th June 2014, 14:05
A fascinating reminder that we are connected directly to the universe
This thought-provoking video presents an insight into life on earth and its origins in space. Every human is on a journey, growing from a single cell to 50 trillion, and at the same time made up of octillions of atoms that have traveled from the very first stars and beyond.
These atoms may be billions of years old and have crossed the universe to become the building blocks of life, yet the human species even as a whole is a mere passing blip on the universe's dash cam. Does that make you feel insignificant or deeply connected to something far greater than all of us?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKMQzkIiB0Y
Are you alone? To answer this question we have to take a look what "you" are first. What are you made of and where you stand in this universe. Are you your body? Your atoms? And how are your parts connected to the big picture?
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This thought-provoking video presents an insight into life on earth and its origins in space. Every human is on a journey, growing from a single cell to 50 trillion, and at the same time made up of octillions of atoms that have traveled from the very first stars and beyond.
These atoms may be billions of years old and have crossed the universe to become the building blocks of life, yet the human species even as a whole is a mere passing blip on the universe's dash cam. Does that make you feel insignificant or deeply connected to something far greater than all of us?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKMQzkIiB0Y
Are you alone? To answer this question we have to take a look what "you" are first. What are you made of and where you stand in this universe. Are you your body? Your atoms? And how are your parts connected to the big picture?
This note accompanied the video
Videos, explaining things. Like evolution, time, space, global energy or our existence in this strange universe.
We are a team of designers, journalists and musicians who want to make science look beautiful. Because it is beautiful. Visit us on our Website, Twitter, Facebook, Patreon or Behance to say hi!
http://kurzgesagt.org (http://kurzgesagt.org/)
https://twitter.com/Kurz_Gesagt
https://www.facebook.com/Kurzgesagt
http://www.patreon.com/Kurzgesagt
http://www.behance.net/Kurzgesagt