Decoding reality: the universe as quantum information

Abstract

PROLOGUE 1. Creation Ex Nihilo: something from nothing 2. Information for all seasons PART I 3. Back to basics: bits and pieces 4. Digital romance: life is a four-letter word 5. Murphy's Law: I knew this would happen to me 6. Place your bets: in it to win it 7. Social informatics: get connected or die tryin' PART II 8. Quantum schmuntum: lights, camera, action! 9. Surfing the waves: hyper-fast computers 10. Children of the aimless chance: randomness versus determinism PART III 11. Sand reckoning: whose information is it, anyway? 12. Destruction ab toto: the darkness of reality Epilogue Bibliography