Computers are famous for being able to do complicated things starting from simple programs. Seth Lloyd complicatecomputerfamous Change image and share on social
Merely by existing and evolving in time - by existing - any physical system registers information, and by evolving in time it transforms or processes that information. Seth Lloyd evolveexistinformation Change image and share on social
If you wanted to build the most powerful computer you could, you can't do better than including everything in the universe that's potentially available. Seth Lloyd buildcomputerinclude Change image and share on social
I would suggest, merely as a metaphor here, but also as the basis for a scientific program to investigate the computational capacity of the universe, that this is also a reasonable explanation for why the universe is complex. Seth Lloyd basiscapacitycomplex share on social
Nothing in life is certain except death, taxes and the second law of thermodynamics. Seth Lloyd deathlawlife Change image and share on social
Every physical system registers information, and just by evolving in time, by doing its thing, it changes that information, transforms that information, or, if you like, processes that information. Seth Lloyd evolveinformationphysical Change image and share on social
At some point, Moore's law will break down. Seth Lloyd breaklawmoore Change image and share on social
Of course, not everybody's willing to go out and do the experiments, but for the people who are willing to go out and do that, - if the experiments don't work, then it means it's not science. Seth Lloyd experimentmeanpeople Change image and share on social
The amount of information that can be stored by the ultimate laptop, 10 to the 31st bits, is much higher than the 10 to the 10th bits stored on current laptops. Seth Lloyd 10th31stamount Change image and share on social
We have a picture for how complexity arises, because if the universe is computationally capable, maybe we shouldn't be so surprised that things are so entirely out of control. Seth Lloyd arisecapablecomplexity Change image and share on social
