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Smart Tea · Dec 31, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min

Dr. Ludwig Boltzmann: The Disordered Physicist

Why do certain things never happen in reverse? A shattered glass does not spontaneously reform, a spray of perfume doesn't concentrate back into it's bottle... but why not? In the Part III of our December Thermodynamics series (the final part!) Aarati tells us the story of the physicist who understood the true nature of entropy. Support the show For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com.

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Why do certain things never happen in reverse? A shattered glass does not spontaneously reform, a spray of perfume doesn't concentrate back into it's bottle... but why not? In the Part III of our December Thermodynamics series (the final part!) Aarati tells us the story of the physicist who understood the true nature of entropy.

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For more information and sources for this episode, visit https://www.smartteapodcast.com. 

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