Tag: information
Barbieri’s Dilemma: Biological Information without Intelligence
The problem is obvious: Information is by its nature immaterial. It is measured in bits, not kilograms or joules.
Is Life Just Chemistry, or Chemistry Plus Information?
Theoretical biologist Marcello Barbieri finds that many biologists see information in life forms as something that “does not really belong to science.”
Ants Build Landmarks for Navigation
The difficulty of finding your way back home from a long distance is partly solved in a tiny ant’s brain.
The Origin of Life and the Wonder of Daily Existence
Sometimes, civilization’s design breaks down, and we then see how complex, interdependent, and fragile the system really is.
Physics, Information Loss, and Intelligent Design
Imagine a system where heat flows from a hot region to a cold region under the constraint of the traditional second law of thermodynamics.