Cosy Science presents: Chemical Cosmos

If you have ever wondered how we get from the awesome impersonality of the Big Bang universe to the point where living creatures can start to form and evolve into beings like you, your friends and your family, wonder no more. Steve Miller will provide you with a quick tour through the chemical evolution of the universe, from the formation of the first molecules all the way to the chemicals required for life to evolve. Using a simple Hydrogen molecule – known as H-three-plus (H3+) - as a guide, we will go on a journey that starts with the birth of the first stars, and how, in dying, they pour their hearts out into enriching the universe in which we live.