Every Life Is on Fire: How Thermodynamics Explains the Origins of Living Things
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>England is a very good writer, and lays out the basics very clearly in
non-mathematical terms. The material here is extremely abstract— he only
rarely talks about any specific molecules or organisms— but it’s
spelled out nicely with simple illustrations. He gives a very clear
presentation of how a complicated potential energy landscape can allow
random thermal motion to drive a kind of “ratchet” that moves in only
one direction, for example. Forbes
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>One striking aspect of Every Life is on Fire is the beauty of
its prose. England has a poetic touch when crafting even the most
technical arguments. There is an artistry in the way he arranges words.
While uncommon in most nonfiction work, it is particularly rare in
popular science. This fine writing is an unexpected delight and in many
ways enhances some of his arguments. Further, the imagery of his prose
alludes to something existing in this world beyond the physical, thus
presenting an artistic bit of support for his thesis that dissipative
adaption is compatible with a universe made by a Creator. Christian Scholars Review