Why is life the way it is? Dr Nick Lane | The Royal Society

Dr Nick Lane explores the importance of energy flow in shaping life from its very origins to the flamboyant complexity around us, and asks whether energy flow would direct evolution down a similar path on other planets. 🔔Subscribe to our channel for exciting science videos and live events, many hosted by Brian Cox, our Professor for Public Engagement: https://bit.ly/3fQIFXB Watch talks by other winners of the Michael Faraday Prize: Sophie Scott on why we laugh ▶    • The science of laughter with Sophie Scott ...   David Spiegelhalter on statistics in a time of COVID ▶    • David Spiegelhalter: Communicating statist...   Martyn Poliakoff on the chemical elements ▶    • Martyn Poliakoff: the elements of chemistr...   Danielle George's robot orchestra ▶    • Martyn Poliakoff: the elements of chemistr...   Mark Miodownik on living materials ▶    • Living materials with Mark Miodownik | The...   The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. ▶https://royalsociety.org/ We’re also on Twitter ▶   / royalsociety   Facebook ▶   / theroyalsociety   Instagram ▶   / theroyalsociety   And LinkedIn ▶   / the-royal-society