An overview of photosynthesis, including the structure of chloroplasts, phototransduction of energy by chlorophyll, the macromolecular complexes of the thylakoid membrane. I also discuss the mechanisms of electron transfer along the electron transport chain, and the role of ATP synthase in generating ATP. Recommended pre-listening is Episode 75: Cellular Respiration, Episode 32: Light and Optics, and Episode 18: Biochemistry Basics.
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Episode 67: An Overview of Language Part 2
Episode 66: An Overview of Language Part 1
Episode 65: Money, Inflation, and Interest Rates
Episode 64: Knowledge Representation
Episode 63: The Nervous System
Episode 62: Organic Chemistry Demystified
Episode 61: Magnetism
Episode 60: Memory Encoding and Recall
Episode 59: Smell
Episode 58: Taste
Episode 57: Electric Current and Circuits
Episode 56: The Gains from Trade
Episode 55: Sex and Gender Part 2
Episode 54: Sex and Gender Part 1
Episode 53: Sound and Music
Episode 52: Applications of Optics
Episode 51: Acids and Bases
Episode 50: Science Myths and Misconceptions
Episode 49: Market Structure
Episode 48: Theory of the Firm
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