Atomic - Fred Hoyle and the stuff of life

DrBry The Physics Guy Podcast

This week I am covering something that I find truly mind blowing. I'll be honest, I am one of those people that when I start to think about anything to do with the world, I end up sitting their in pure wonder and awe. I am lucky that sometimes I get things, I understand the incredible beauty of something. the other day for example, my cat managed to catch, kill and eat a bird. I know this because it left a bird leg and wing in the living room.
I was a bit upset at first, I'm a big fan of birds and the thought that my cat had scoffed one was a bit disconcerting, but when I actually stopped and took a look at the wing and the leg of the bird, you can't help but wonder at how clever it all is, it's just incredibly intricate. Which brings me to this weeks subject which has nothing whatsoever to do with birds or flight for that matter. It is though wonderous in the extreme, it is so fantastic that even telling you makes me wonder if it is not just some weird flight of fancy, but here goes, get on this...