The New Feynman Lectures

Episode 3: Gravity is a Chaos Monkey

October 14, 2026·13 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Gravity shapes everything we make. On Earth, drug crystals sink, swirl and collide as they grow, and the result is messier than it needs to be. What happens when you turn gravity off? In this episode of The New Feynman Lectures, Will Bruey, CEO & Co-Founder at Varda Space Industries, use dice, entropy and the second law of thermodynamics to explain why crystals grown in orbit come out more ordered. Richard Feynman™ is a trademark owned by the Estate of Richard Feynman. www.RichardFeynman.com

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