PHIL PLAIT: Welcome to science – Zen Pencils

I know a place where the Sun never

I know a place where the Sun never shines is at the bottom of the ocean a

shines is at the bottom of the ocean a

shines is at the bottom of the ocean a crack on the cross there exudes

crack on the cross there exudes

crack on the cross there exudes chemicals that keep the water to the

chemicals that keep the water to the

chemicals that keep the water to the boiling point and this would kill a

boiling point and this would kill a

boiling point and this would kill a human instantly but there are creatures

human instantly but there are creatures

human instantly but there are creatures there bacteria that thrive they eat the

there bacteria that thrive they eat the

there bacteria that thrive they eat the sulfur from these vents and excrete

sulfur from these vents and excrete

sulfur from these vents and excrete sulfuric acid now I know a place where

sulfuric acid now I know a place where

sulfuric acid now I know a place where the temperature is 15 million degrees

the temperature is 15 million degrees

the temperature is 15 million degrees and the pressure would crush you a

and the pressure would crush you a

and the pressure would crush you a microscopic come and that place is the

microscopic come and that place is the

microscopic come and that place is the core of the Sun I know a place where the

core of the Sun I know a place where the

core of the Sun I know a place where the magnetic fields are so strong they would

magnetic fields are so strong they would

magnetic fields are so strong they would rip you apart atom by atom the surface

rip you apart atom by atom the surface

rip you apart atom by atom the surface of a neutron star it’s called a magnetar

of a neutron star it’s called a magnetar

of a neutron star it’s called a magnetar and I know a place where life began

and I know a place where life began

and I know a place where life began billions of years ago and that place is

billions of years ago and that place is

billions of years ago and that place is here the earth I know these places

here the earth I know these places

here the earth I know these places because i have a scientist scientism way

because i have a scientist scientism way

because i have a scientist scientism way of finding things out it’s a way of

of finding things out it’s a way of

of finding things out it’s a way of testing what’s real it’s what Richard

testing what’s real it’s what Richard

testing what’s real it’s what Richard Feynman called a way of not fooling

Feynman called a way of not fooling

Feynman called a way of not fooling ourselves no psychic despite their

ourselves no psychic despite their

ourselves no psychic despite their claims as ever helpfully solvable but

claims as ever helpfully solvable but

claims as ever helpfully solvable but forensic scientists did they do it all

forensic scientists did they do it all

forensic scientists did they do it all the time and it wasn’t someone who

the time and it wasn’t someone who

the time and it wasn’t someone who practices help me off of you who found a

practices help me off of you who found a

practices help me off of you who found a vaccine you can’t pure a small box of

vaccine you can’t pure a small box of

vaccine you can’t pure a small box of oil scientists did this medical

oil scientists did this medical

oil scientists did this medical scientist no creation is ever cracked a

scientist no creation is ever cracked a

scientist no creation is ever cracked a genetic code chemist did this molecular

genetic code chemist did this molecular

genetic code chemist did this molecular biologists do this they used physics

biologists do this they used physics

biologists do this they used physics things math they use chemistry biology

things math they use chemistry biology

things math they use chemistry biology astronomy and engineering they used

astronomy and engineering they used

astronomy and engineering they used science now you can experience this

science now you can experience this

science now you can experience this thrill of discovery the incredible

thrill of discovery the incredible

thrill of discovery the incredible visceral feeling of doing something no

visceral feeling of doing something no

visceral feeling of doing something no one has ever done seeing things no one

one has ever done seeing things no one

one has ever done seeing things no one has ever seen no something no one has

has ever seen no something no one has

has ever seen no something no one has ever known before no crystal balls no

ever known before no crystal balls no

ever known before no crystal balls no tarot cards no horoscopes just you your

tarot cards no horoscopes just you your

tarot cards no horoscopes just you your brain and you’re in

brain and you’re in

brain and you’re in two things welcome to science