Tag: information
If No One Can Play It, Is It Music?
Archiving music in DNA for future generations sounds promising, as long as the playback directions are not forgotten.
“Great” Minds Think Universe Is a Computer Program
The Matrix, the first episode, was a fun movie. But as a description for reality? Please.
Information Storage — In the Cloud(s)
Literally, a cloud city filled with functional information has been found right over our heads.
Hailed as the “Next Darwin,” MIT’s Jeremy England Sheds Little Light on Life’s Origins
England’s research is focused on the wrong question. Origin-of-life theories are not helped by identifying processes that efficiently dissipate energy.
Design at Your Fingertips: Researchers Struggle to Model Sense of Touch
Your hands feel in detail thanks to tens of thousands of sensors, and detailed information encoded by their positions and firing times.