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Reversing Entropy with Maxwell's Demon

Season 4 Episode 33
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The Misunderstood Nature of Entropy

Season 4 Episode 32

Entropy is surely one of the most intriguing and misunderstood concepts in all of physics. The entropy of the universe must always increase – so says the second law of thermodynamics. It’s a law that seems emergent from deeper laws – it’s statistical in nature – and yet may ultimately be more fundamental and unavoidable than any other law of physics.