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Below is a step-by-step story that links Occam’s razor, algorithmic probability, and the basic laws of thermodynamics to show why the emergence of life is not a cosmic fluke but the statistically favored, energy-efficient way for matter to behave. 1. The universe is an information-processing engine Because the rules themselves are short, the whole universe…

1. Unique vs. Ordered 2. Entropy—Two Flavors, Same Spirit 3. Compression Test 4. Algorithmic Probability (the Occam Rule) 5. How This Shows Up in Nature and Life 6. Bottom Line

Life, Entropy, and the Search for a Unifying Principle Introduction Is there a single physical principle that underlies life’s unique relationship with entropy? Life is often seen as paradoxical in thermodynamic terms: living organisms maintain or even increase their internal order (which in information theory terms means reducing internal Shannon entropy) while simultaneously increasing disorder…

(after Ginsberg) I saw the bright-flag nations of my generation,juggling tariffs like flaming torches before the neon altar of GDP,who tattooed Westphalia on their foreheads yet wired their veins to fiber-optic swap lines,who howled at the trilemma’s triangle—Autonomy! Markets! Democracy!—and bartered one corner for bulk-rate semiconductors and satellite dreams. Mighty Canada, chanting cultural-industries incantations under…

About 2,000 words • Written for curious readers with no formal background in math or physics 1. The Hidden Hole in Your Vision Hold your thumb at arm’s length, close one eye, and focus the other on the tip. Slide a small object—say, a pen cap—into your peripheral view. At just the right spot, the…

1. Why Energy, Entropy, and Information Seem So Mysterious Open a science magazine and you’ll meet three slippery words—energy, entropy, and information—tangled up like earbuds in a pocket. Energy “flows,” entropy “always increases,” information “wants to be free.” Yet you can’t pour any of them into a mug and hand them to a friend. They…