12 We Are 99% Binding Energy

In this third series of episodes we’re going delve into physics to demonstrate that the architecture of the visible universe and all life is based on bonds and binding energy.

This reality can help us recognize that our bodies, brains, and minds are characterized not by separate bits but by bonds. From elemental particles to fundamental forces and fields, to chemical bonds and organic compounds, to cells and organisms, to complex biological creatures in living ecological webs, to intelligent conscious humans in networks of relations, communities and social fabric — we are bound together in ever more complex structures and networks from our fundamental physical core up to our most elegant philosophical constructions. The universe itself demonstrates that life is not about bits; it is about bonds. We are not isolated and alone; we are bound together in meaningful communion. If we live that way, we will find ourselves in greater harmony with the structure of the visible universe and greater harmony with one another.