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
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
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
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
What's happened with society is that we have created these devices, computers, which already can register and process huge amounts of information, which is a significant fraction of the amount of information that human beings themselves, as a species, can process. Seth Lloyd amountbeingcomputer share on social
There are considerable advantages to using many degrees of freedom to store information, stability and controllability being perhaps the most important. Seth Lloyd advantageconsiderablecontrollability Change image and share on social
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
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
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
