Thermodynamics

Research affiliate Jimena Canales writes for NPR’s "Cosmos & Culture" blog about historical perceptions of the possibility of time travel, including the idea that a refrigerator could reverse time. Canales ultimately concludes that, “if you want to really travel in time, you might try the old fashion way of doing it: Turn to history and literature.”

In a piece for Salon, Paul Rosenberg writes about Prof. Jeremy England’s theory about the origins of life. England’s theory, based on the principals of thermodynamics, shows that under certain conditions “where life is possible…it is also quite probable, if not, ultimately, inevitable,” Rosenberg explains.