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Physics is always trying to treat the universe like a machine. Does that always work? What does that mean for the universe? Watch this video Ad-Free on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-is-the-universe-just-a-machine Nick Lucid - Host, Writer, Editor, Animator Emily Lucid - Producer, Captions ________________________________ VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS Freedom Units: https://youtu.be/6mFdFXBD7zo https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-a-defense-of-imperial-units Light Nanoseconds: https://youtu.be/9ZMXC85J-c4 https://nebula.tv/videos/scienceasylum-should-rulers-be-1-light-nanosecond-long ________________________________ SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM For Direct Support, Merch, and Products: https://www.scienceasylum.com For Alternative Support Options... Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ScienceAsylum Sign-Up for Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/scienceasylum YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join ________________________________ HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS Asylum Orderlies: Chloë Joan López, Dhruv Singhal, James Smith, Joel Wolhendler, Peter Engrav Asylum VIPs: Benjamin Sharef, Eoin O'Sullivan, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Kevin Flanagan, Matias Cveczilberg, Al Davis, Compuart, Kevin MacLean, Rick Myers, JJS, Christopher Bennett, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, E. W. Darbyshire, Jonathan Reel, Li-Ce Hu, Marino Hernandez, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Ulrich ________________________________ SOURCES Voyager's Golden Record Cover: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/golden-record-cover/ Descartes Publication: https://archive.org/details/lagomtrie00descuoft/page/46/mode/2up History of Mathematics by David Burton: https://jontalle.web.engr.illinois.edu/uploads/298/HistoryMath-Burton.85.pdf ________________________________ IMAGE/VIDEO CREDITS Rene Descartes Portrait: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frans_Hals_-_Portret_van_Ren%C3%A9_Descartes.jpg ________________________________ TIME CODES 00:00 Intro 00:24 Geometry 00:59 Coordinate Systems 03:04 Mechanics 04:04 Anything Can Be A Dimension 05:13 Is Physics The Machinery? 05:58 Question for the Audience 06:10 Bloopers ________________________________ Corrections: 01:09 I mispelled Rene Descartes name here. Whoops! 🤦‍♂️