carbon dioxide
Concept
A molecule that is relatively easily broken down, allowing carbon to be recirculated, making carbon a more favorable element for life.
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Videos Mentioning carbon dioxide

Legendary Trader Edward O. Thorp on Beating the Stock Market and Blackjack
Tim Ferriss
A gas discussed in relation to Svante Arrhenius's work on global warming and as a negative externality from car pollution.

How Earth REALLY Moves Through the Galaxy
PBS Space Time
A molecule that is relatively easily broken down, allowing carbon to be recirculated, making carbon a more favorable element for life.

How Can Matter Be BOTH Liquid AND Gas?
PBS Space Time

Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #318
Lex Fridman
A key building block (along with hydrogen) at the origin of life, reacting to form organic molecules in hydrothermal vents.