1. What Is Everything Made Of?
Aug 24, 2026·
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1 min read
Xander Chu
Key Question
What is everything made of?
What You’ll Learn
- What an atom is
- The basic structure of an atom
- Why atoms matter in neurobiology
- How atoms lead us toward ions and electrical charge
Key Takeaway
Neurobiology begins with matter — and matter is built from atoms.
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Authors
Xander Chu
(they/them)
Founder, XC Psych
Psychology student at UNSW exploring psychology and neurobiology from first principles, with a background in data science, machine learning, software engineering, and tennis coaching.