Why is iron in our blood important? - Forces of Nature with Brian Cox: Episode 3 - BBC One

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Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 bbc.in/iPlayer-Home Programme website: bbc.in/29kGs3z Our red blood is rich in iron, but what does that actually do? Prof Brian Cox explains that the iron in our blood does the same kind of thing as old rusty iron.
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[@wecantcontroltime]

LMAO he looks so disappointed when he said "in which your case is to live "😂😂😂

[@zennar1537]

xD

[@WheredidIleavemywife]

I was gonna say the same thing, or im not that useful mate

[@VIKASHSINGH-hf3kt]

No, he just wondered and astonished about knowing this remarkable machinary of Nature.

[@musabinho]

I love people who enjoy what are they speaking about. The information then can be easily delivered 👌

[@carlob517]

yup its called passion Brian has a passion for sharing knowledge

[@jackthomas5250]

Here in England, it was noticed when Prof Cox had been presenting on TV for a while applications to study science subjects increased at universities. So he's not only educating us but also promoting important science courses.

[@chanakyadevil]

The procurement of knowledge in this 2 minute video is amazing

[@twstf8905]

Yeah, it almost justifies the use of the word, "procurement" in this context lol doesn't it? 🤣👍

[@seattletyler]

I'd happily pay a subscriber fee to get condensed, useful bits such as this, on a daily basis. Well done, Professor

[@14598175]

It's called the subscribe button. P.S. It's free.

[@user-dh4bz7fk9z]

Absolutely marvelous to have someone like Professor Brian Cox in this world.

[@elvergonzalesparado8137]

I love to listening to him, makes complex things sound so simple.

[@fatymtaki7649]

I like the way he explains the chemistry in our body as it was some fine art

[@MrChriscable]

Poetic almost

[@Johny40Se7en]

Love the way you explain all this especially the bit about the hemoglobin. Blood is red going to the brain and less red as it leaves. Thank you.

[@vasupriyan8334]

My only ambition in my life is to explore nature's grand design with Brian!! Sheer inspiration 😍

[@muER76]

Thank you Steve Tyler!

[@LachlanFountain]

its done so well an idiot could understand it

[@14598175]

And they do.

[@frz04]

@PantoMath lolll

[@brother-mesho941]

You’d know about that ;)

[@soberhippie]

True. I did

[@mochgaming4873]

@PantoMath it was funny the first time

[@rupjyotibarman2102]

such clarity of concept....amazing

[@chrisgriffiths2533]

And Live we Shall Brian, Thanks for Knowledge.

[@ayubasghar1345]

A Very good deep immersed explanation

[@himarikageoshi6663]

What an amazing explanation

[@collageboyritvik]

Nice information keep it up

[@radhikapatel8065]

Brain cox you amazing mentioning about the haemoglobin of why blood.

[@imp4act]

I love this guy

[@AlgoCurioso4]

I expressed the same disappointing face when he said "Iive" at the end.

[@Luv-wj9ke]

谢谢这个视频，谢谢您的讲解

[@aliagree8448]

Nice presentation

[@twstf8905]

Amazing. 👍

[@14598175]

How old is he? 17 or 71?

[@elng5571]

14598175 his face is young but his hair makes him looks older

[@msoda8516]

Lovely explanation. I have very low iron and have had to have infusions and can tell you there are times when my iron gets so low I feel like death.

[@naphi6769]

'In which your case is to live.' BURN!

[@AbirHasanDipu]

beautiful

[@drutter]

It's very useful to live.

[@SuperAna1954]

Muito interessante

[@kishorechhetri4018]

I love the introduction music 🎶

[@matiasoxley9395]

Name? Please

[@suomanuunyango92]

You so Clever.

[@azharrather1766]

Beautifullll

[@jasonmeijering8303]

I was waiting for him to eat some rust LOL

[@doblydo0]

'In which your case is to live.' BURN!

[@onepunchman4481]

He didn't say OUR case😂

[@ngm1237]

Cliff Richard??

[@ninaenan4974]

i would love to have subtitles as i am deaf...

[@louokayyo3954]

Haha

[@aju181194]

im deaf too

[@coaiemandushman1079]

@@aju181194 can you hear this?

[@BSEmadcow]

interesting.

[@craigkirby9202]

Vote Brian in for the next Dr Who! Normally when I say something like this I link to the fred hollows foundation, but I wont this time.

[@ninjaman302]

So, is it a fact that we need iron in our blood in order to live?

[@abdelrahmanelsayed3290]

The Fine Tuning argument (which was alluded to here even if unintentionally) is actually one of the most compelling arguments for the existence of God.

[@millah468]

why is james blunt teaching us this stuff? lol

[@AsefHadi]

Ahaha

[@mrbearbear83]

It's part of his lotto winning plan to broadcast You're Beautiful via mirrors

[@user-cl4kr4dj4l]

I'm not religious at all and I don't believe in a specific God! But my God that sounds too complicated to be arranged by itself or by coincidence! Does it?

[@JohnSmith-qn3ob]

no

[@hardikb15]

no... just requires a few billion years and the ingredients to be in place really

[@KeenxLimit]

Without iron, your blood turns a horrible shade of yellow and you die, doppio.

[@jamesblunt006]

Is it useful though?

[@KamiSilver]

I stabbed myself in the leg with an iron sword and it actually harmed me, why is BBC misleading people?

[@MrRobless]

I ate iron but then I had to go to the hospital

[@bilkis3712]

Prof Cox talks as if he knows how the bodies of all the animals deliver oxygen to all the billions of cells in their bodies. He thinks a simplified lesson in high school rusting makes him qualified enough to explain this phenomena which is nothing short of a tremendous miracle of creation.

[@infinityeconomicsinfinitye2040]

💐🙏

[@brother-mesho941]

Didn’t explain anything that we couldn’t find in high school biology textbook!

[@abhyudaychakraborty3818]

he looks like real bruce banner

[@user-id7dh6rh8u]

Looking for the full film. Enter in Google as: "CineHub4U" there you can get the whole film.

[@karinalford1271]

the survey was very easy.

[@robertoh.20]

to all atheist : so what came first, blood, arteries or the heart? "so delicately tuned" @ 1:37 yes, it took a mind , a poweful mind to make men and everything around us.

[@zavierorlos1948]

I gain +1 IQ point every time i watch something from the Prof. Brian Cox

[@MrHandsy]

What if I don't wanna live?

[@EpitaphUser]

yo he looks like reverse flash

[@TheResistance7]

Only in your case, not his, he's from another planet probably.

[@rockyblacky3667]

Now can you listen to those who say that life just appeared by accident!??? I think the more you get educated the more you get to believe in Creator!

[@wecantcontroltime]

A perfect being cannot create an imperfect being .

[@rockyblacky3667]

@@wecantcontroltime if every creation was perfect there would be no meaning in creation of them! The meaning of creation of imperfect being is to test whether could the weak creation pass the test of different aspects

[@ricabel321]

@@rockyblacky3667 Creation, would think stalling weeks ahead because wind from then can’t cook copy while Sweeds tinker around miscellaneous distances storm relative simple chips under cans.

[@jasonantigua6825]

I think it's funny how evolution can give the impression of design !

[@NGC6144]

Yeah, wisdom teeth great design.

[@soberhippie]

Which in my case may not be all that useful, though

[@fireflameft2964]

relax bro I love you no homo

[@nicolasmb2457]

Rare risotto footage

[@Anonymous-oe9fr]

ITS REDATONE 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@qseep]

That explanation was a bit hand-wavy.

[@ulfafawzia]

I supposed he's an astrophysicist why did he explain biology

[@meinkampf1097]

I have blood ini my body? eww

[@VerumOccultum]

Get it out

[@meinkampf1097]

@@VerumOccultum i feel pain in my body when i remember whats inside it

[@Trif.Studio]

You blow my mind! Thank god your pretty face is the last thing I get to see xxx

[@charlesben9104]

There is no iron in his nice teeth.

[@yasnielloveschristjesus2261]

By the sweat of your brow will you have food to eat until you return to the ground from which you were made. For you were made from dust, and to dust you will return. - Genesis 3:19 We are literally made up from what God already created in the world. Christ is God!.

[@ssabykoops]

Ah Brian! now now now, it doesn't say this in the bible so it can't be true now can it

[@Euquila]

In which your case is to DIAAEEE!!!! 🤬😈😈😈👿👹🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️🧟‍♂️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💥

[@kameronmfk6856]

And why peopke say there is no God???

[@tylersmith1220]

Hint: Any god that has been presented over the years can be dismissed by addressing its faults. For example... The Abrahamic god worshiped by Jews, Christians and Muslims is referenced as "The Father" or "Him", but this god is also referenced as an infinite being. It cannot be both infinite, and male, since male is a finite definition. This is just one example (though I know of many more), which gives credit to the idea that there is no god. Once you find that there is at least one logical fault in the idea of a specific kind of god, as presented by religions, it would be smart not to believe something you know to be illogical.

[@healer1000040]

Once most of Christians believe on God but then Jews distracted them and made them atheists and Jews got Israel on the God name

[@ashokkumar-se5sl]

you talking about biochemistry not biology

[@14598175]

Nice answer to a question nobody asked.

[@Conorp77]

This is how it works Biology

[@selimsagol216]

So there is no god, they have been fine tuned by themselves

[@silimarina.]

Yeah it's called evolution

[@selimsagol216]

@@silimarina. so which one evolved first? Blood or vessles or lungs or ? And how did it survived until the other one would evolve? And how did they be organized with each other to just fit in the situation?

[@silimarina.]

@@selimsagol216 Your question is pointless, we evolved from simpler forms of life to more complex. There is no what was first

[@tylersmith1220]

@@silimarina. It's said that there are no foolish questions. Taken for what they are worth, Selim's questions are valid and neither you nor I know the answers to them. It is unfortunate that, in this instance, you have reacted so dismissively toward something you don't understand. We evolve when we withstand / overcome situations that are complicated, or stressful. Retreating from the unknown will not help you evolve. Beyond that, your argument remains flawed. There are many firsts. Whilst we do not understand the reason for existence, we can still attempt to understand what we can observe. First, is an attempt.

[@cct7558]

And after all this does anybody really think that evolution and is the cause???

[@RobTheBlob]

Yes, most rational thinking people do.

[@AirwavesEnglish]

Do you even english, bro?

[@Conorp77]

Evolution by natural selection is the only process that we know of scientifically that could have given rise to such complexity. Just ask Cox himself, mythological fathers are of no use here

[@jimmytwizzle4825]

So he's an 'expert' on nutrition , vitamins and minerals? Is there no beginning to his talents?

[@asdasdasdsad1861]

The useless loaf tentatively pass because bra arespectively tempt except a general gentle segment. vacuous, important house

[@paparibhattachry9265]

Brian Cox is not famous

[@macbuff81]

beautiful

[@naphi6769]

i would love to have subtitles as i am deaf...