1. Schishuney / fishing place with a pole / Waldron Island Dusk o’ June, MMIX Jelte Harnmeijer Center for Astrobiology & Early Earth Evolution University of Washington / National Aeronautical and Space Administration L i f e

2. - Gratitude in a Word - “Dhanje-bhat”

3. - Science | Religion, Truth & Method -

4. - Space, Time & Consciousness -

5. - Geological Time -

6. - The Birth of our Home, Earth -

7. (A) Isua (3.8 Ga) (B) Pilbara (3.5 Ga) (C) Barberton (3.5 Ga) - The Oldest Rocks -

8. you - And what of Life? -

9. -Entropy –

10. - Organization –

11. - Order –

12. - Complexity –

13. dS dt dS is the incremental change in Entropy dt is the incremental change in time  0 -The Second Law of Thermodynamics – “Entropy in the Universe always increases”

14. Nutrients Waste products Low EntropyHigh Entropy - Life is a Struggle against Entropy –

15. Low EntropyHigh Entropy Nutrients Waste products - Life is a Struggle against Entropy –

16. - Death –

17. - Isotopes – Example: Carbon 12 C 13 C proton neutron ‘ light’ ‘heavy’ Negative δ 13 C = mostly ‘light’ carbon Positive δ 13 C = mostly ‘heavy’ carbon

18. CO 2 + H 2 O -> O 2 + CH 2 O - Biosynthesis –

20. - Let’s get back to the rocks! –

21. - Australia –

25. - Greenland –

29. - Carbon Isotopes –

30. - An Unexpected Surprise –

33. - Fossils (!) –

35. {e-mail}Jelte.Harnmeijer @ gmail.com {blog}http://www.realfuture.org - Please stay in touch -