One of the things that I've been doing recently in my scientific research is to ask this question: Is the universe actually capable of performing things like digital computations? Seth Lloyd capablecomputationdigital Change image and 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
Computers are famous for being able to do complicated things starting from simple programs. Seth Lloyd complicatecomputerfamous 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
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
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
In this metaphor we actually have a picture of the computational universe, a metaphor which I hope to make scientifically precise as part of a research program. Seth Lloyd computationalhopemake 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
At some point, Moore's law will break down. Seth Lloyd breaklawmoore Change image and share on social
Another feature that everybody notices about the universe is that it's complex. Seth Lloyd complexfeaturenotice Change image and share on social
