How do non-living things ‘evolve’? | Michael Wong | TEDxNewEngland
TEDx Talks·2026-02-08 14:30
[music] The astronomer Carl Sean once said, "If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe." Great. But simply inventing the universe doesn't explain why flour, sugar, cinnamon, or apples come into existence, or why they would ever mix and transform into a steaming apple pie. Carl Sean told us that the primordial ingredients for apple pies were created at the beginning of time.And he's not wrong, but actually making an apple pie takes a lot more than that. Now, apple pies ...