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Schishuney / fishing place with a pole / Waldron Island Dusk o’ June, MMIX Jelte Harnmeijer

L i f e. Schishuney / fishing place with a pole / Waldron Island Dusk o’ June, MMIX Jelte Harnmeijer Center for Astrobiology & Early Earth Evolution University of Washington / National Aeronautical and Space Administration. - Gratitude in a Word -. “Dhanje-bhat”.

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Schishuney / fishing place with a pole / Waldron Island Dusk o’ June, MMIX Jelte Harnmeijer

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  1. L i f e Schishuney / fishing place with a pole / Waldron Island Dusk o’ June, MMIX Jelte Harnmeijer Center for Astrobiology & Early Earth Evolution University of Washington / National Aeronautical and Space Administration

  2. - Gratitude in a Word - “Dhanje-bhat”

  3. - Science | Religion, Truth & Method -

  4. - Space, Time & Consciousness -

  5. - Geological Time -

  6. - The Birth of our Home, Earth -

  7. (A) Isua (3.8 Ga)(B) Pilbara (3.5 Ga) (C) Barberton (3.5 Ga) - The Oldest Rocks -

  8. - And what of Life? - you

  9. Entropy –

  10. Organization –

  11. Order –

  12. Complexity –

  13. The Second Law of Thermodynamics – • “Entropy in the Universe always increases” dS  0 dt dS is the incremental change in Entropy dt is the incremental change in time

  14. Life is a Struggle against Entropy – Low Entropy High Entropy Waste products Nutrients

  15. Life is a Struggle against Entropy – Low Entropy High Entropy Waste products Nutrients

  16. Death –

  17. Isotopes – • Example: Carbon 12C 13C ‘light’ ‘heavy’ proton neutron Negative δ13C = mostly ‘light’ carbon Positive δ13C = mostly ‘heavy’ carbon

  18. Biosynthesis – CO2 + H2O -> O2 + CH2O

  19. Let’s get back to the rocks! –

  20. Australia –

  21. Australia –

  22. Australia –

  23. Australia –

  24. Greenland –

  25. Greenland –

  26. Greenland –

  27. Greenland –

  28. Carbon Isotopes –

  29. An Unexpected Surprise –

  30. An Unexpected Surprise –

  31. Fossils (!) –

  32. Fossils (!) –

  33. - Please stay in touch - {e-mail} Jelte.Harnmeijer @ gmail.com {blog} http://www.realfuture.org

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