Ep. The Physics of Life, Episode 2: Defining Complexity, Order, Entropy and Information plus Maxwell's demon
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Glen explains his perspective on the physics terminology that is vital to exploring what life is and what it isn't. Glen's view from physics interacts with Karen's view from art at such intersections as boundaries, constraints, limitations and anomaly.
Playlist for all 6 episodes follows notes.
Next episode, Glen will talk about Science with a capital S. If you want to prepare for the discussion, watch these two videos:
Cargo Cult Science with Richard Feynman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvfAtIJbatg&feature=youtu.be
The Morality of Fundamental Physics https://www.cornell.edu/video/nima-arkani-hamed-morality-fundamental-physics
Other videos with helpful information:
Reversing entropy https://youtu.be/KR23aMjIHIY
Maxwell's Demon https://youtu.be/favrMbfi1Pw
John Wheeler paper he referenced: https://philpapers.org/archive/WHEIPQ.pdf Playlist for the whole 6 part series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoARw9zo4EUZhxqfaqYU5yjy0-Tr8RlB4
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