Zero to 1: The Nature and Paradox of Information
Understanding the Nature of 'Information'
3 INSIGHTS
I.
Information is paradoxical; it is both more and less than it appears.
II.
Information has causal power, transforming how we interact with the world.
III.
Without human interaction, information remains inherently meaningless.
IV.
We speak words that trigger software, which can turn on the lights or call an Uber. In this way, Information puts our world into motion.
V.
Physicists are exploring whether Information is a foundational block of reality.
3 QUOTES
I.
“Information & Energy have equal claims as base reality.” Seth Lloyd
Everything is made of energy, but it is information that tells us the form and shape that energy takes.
II.
“Is information the Ground of Reality?’ Sean Carrol
Bits flipping is a computation. In this way, the Universe can be seen as an extensive computation in which the informational bits are flipping from moment to moment.
III.
“It from to Bit” John Archibald Wheeler
The deeper we go, the more and more the base reality represents something like a giant computer or a Mind.
1 QUESTION
Can you think of an example where Information is meaningless to one person and meaningful to another?