Computers are famous for being able to do complicated things starting from simple programs. Seth Lloyd on computers
Something else has happened with computers. Seth Lloyd on computers
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 on computers
Computers are famous for being able to do complicated things starting from simple programs. Seth Lloyd on famous
Similarly, another famous little quantum fluctuation that programs you is the exact configuration of your DNA. Seth Lloyd on famous
Science consists exactly of those forms of knowledge that can be verified and duplicated by anybody. Seth Lloyd on knowledge
Science consists exactly of those forms of knowledge that can be verified and duplicated by anybody. Seth Lloyd on science
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 on science
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 on science