Similarly, another famous little quantum fluctuation that programs you is the exact configuration of your DNA. Seth Lloyd configurationdnaexact Change image and share on social
I have not proved that the universe is, in fact, a digital computer and that it's capable of performing universal computation, but it's plausible that it is. Seth Lloyd capablecomputationcomputer Change image and share on social
If you take a more Darwinian point of view the dynamics of the universe are such that as the universe evolved in time, complex systems arose out of the natural dynamics of the universe. Seth Lloyd arisecomplexdarwinian Change image and share on social
Instead of having to be a member of the Royal Society to do science, the way you had to be in England in the 17th, 18th, centuries today pretty much anybody who wants to do it can, and the information that they need to do it is there. Seth Lloyd 17th18thcentury 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
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
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
All physical systems can be thought of as registering and processing information, and how one wishes to define computation will determine your view of what computation consists of. Seth Lloyd computationconsistdefine 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
According to the standard model billions of years ago some little quantum fluctuation, perhaps a slightly lower density of matter, maybe right where we're sitting right now, caused our galaxy to start collapsing around here. Seth Lloyd agobillioncause share on social
