Astronomy Cast Ep. 391: Entropy

Have you ever been doing thermodynamics in a closed system and noticed that there's a finite number of ways that things can be arranged, and they tend towards disorder? Of course you have, we all have. That's entropy. And here in our Universe, entropy is on the rise. Let's learn about entropy in its specific, thermodynamic ways, and then figure out what this means for the future of the Universe.

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Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain

Fraser Cain is the publisher of Universe Today, founding the website in March 1999. He's also the co-host of Astronomy Cast.