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title: 'It helps me . . . and perhaps helps others'
slug: 'it-helps-me-and-perhaps-helps-others'
date: 2026-05-13
type: 'post'
status: 'published'
tags: ['thermodynamics', 'linkedin-original']
abstract: 'It helps me . . . and perhaps helps others to think in terms of first principles when it comes to environmental protection. What is entropy and what is it doing in nature?'
license: 'CC-BY-4.0'
author: 'Jed Anderson'
co_authors: []
canonical_url: 'https://jedanderson.org/posts/it-helps-me-and-perhaps-helps-others'
original_source: 'https://www.linkedin.com/in/jedanderson432/'
original_date: 2025-12-18
supporting_files: []
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It helps me . . . and perhaps helps others to think in terms of first principles when it comes to environmental protection.

What is entropy and what is it doing in nature? 

How can our understanding of entropy help shape how we protect the environment and ensure the thriving of living things?

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*Originally posted on LinkedIn with an attached feed document.*