Some critics claim that scientists, in their desire to explain everything, reduce the wonders of the universe to little more than equations and chemical reactions. To which I say, stand on a beach one day and look at the waves and the patterns of sand dunes through the fingers of your hand. Consider that all these phenomena are connected by the same underlying principles of nature. Consider that all these beautiful patterns emerge from the dissipation of free energy and all start as tiny imperfections.
