Every Life Is on Fire
How Thermodynamics Explains the Origins of Living Things

The ouvre is basically two books melted into one. The first one is interesting, describing some physics, mainly thermodynamics, and how we can think about life in those terms. It guide us through the ideas of Boltzmann and others, while describing quite nicely energy landscapes. The second part is j......more

After following Prof England’s research, my expectations were a bit too lofty. Didn’t deliver. Short on substance. Found myself skimming chapters. The biblical connections were a distraction. It would better sit in the philosophy or religion section of the bookstore.......more

Uma viagem curta e interessante, narrada pelo famoso Jeremy England e a sua controversa teoria da Adaptação Dissipativa, que conjuga a macroscópica seleção natural de Darwin com recentes descobertas na área da Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics. O que define a vida, quais as suas fronteiras e o que a di......more

Whenever I choose a book from the library or the bookstore, the title is the first thing I check. "Every Life is on Fire" is no exception to that rule. Sometimes, I check out a book or buy it without checking the contents. I mean, the subtitle indicates that it's about thermodynamics, right? I will b......more

This was simultaneously fascinating and a bit of a slog. The premise is fantastic. There are little moments of very well-crafted humor that really brighten the whole thing up. And I'm a big fan of entropy. But for some reason, this just didn't... move. Perhaps because the first 40-ish percent of it......more