Something Weird Happens When You Simulate Lifeless Molecules dives straight into a molecular sandbox to show how inert chemicals can, through simple rules of mutation and selection, start behaving a lot like living systems. Derek Muller kicks off by tackling everything from why poop smells to the very origins of life, then walks us through gene mutations, evolutionary simulations and how natural selection whittles down the best “molecules” in the batch.
By the end you’ve got a neat tour of inheritance, kin selection and Dawkins’ Selfish Gene—all backed by experts from Chicago to Cambridge and brought to life with slick animations. It’s proof that even lifeless blobs can hint at life’s wild, self-replicating dance.
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