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Information Theory for Intelligent People: (a play on the “for Dummies” series).
(tags: entropy communication shannon information mathematics)

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black holes – Why is information indestructible? – Physics Stack Exchange: Top answer has a nice model using coloured squares and cellular automata rules.
(tags: physics black-holes universe entropy)

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Scott Aaronson on order and chaos: Via Luke M’s blog, for the added cartoon.
(tags: entropy thermodynamics order chaos)

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Ex-Communications – Recovering From Religion – You Are Not Alone: A new blog written by de-converts from various religions. Looks quite interesting so far.
(tags: ex-christian religion deconversion christianity)
Physics – Arrow of Time Emerges in a Gravitational System: “Standard approaches to the arrow of time typically require a rare statistical fluctuation, or, often, the smuggling in of assumptions about initial conditions. Their work offers evidence that ordinary gravitational dynamics may itself be enough to produce the simple “initial” point that can give time a direction.”
(tags: entropy time physics gravity)
Science AMA Series: We are a Group of Researchers Exploring Auditory Hallucinations – People Who Hear Voices. Ask us Anything! : science: Interesting comments on benign hallucinations.
(tags: hallucinations psychology reddit science)
cartesiandaemon – December Days: Dream Job: CartesianDaemon on what makes a good job. I think I agree with all of these. Where can I get one of those?
(tags: jobs dream employment software software-engineering)

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