The Demon in the Machine: How Hidden Webs of Information Are Solving the Mystery of Life by Davies, Paul

The Demon in the Machine: How Hidden Webs of Information Are Solving the Mystery of Life

What is life? For generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of this fundamental question, for life...
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Author: Paul Davies
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Language: English
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The Demon in the Machine: How Hidden Webs of Information Are Solving the Mystery of Life by Davies, Paul

The Demon in the Machine: How Hidden Webs of Information Are Solving the Mystery of Life

BD$57.93

The Demon in the Machine: How Hidden Webs of Information Are Solving the Mystery of Life

BD$57.93
Author: Paul Davies
Format: MP3 CD
Language: English
What is life? For generations, scientists have struggled to make sense of this fundamental question, for life really does look like magic: even a humble bacterium accomplishes things so dazzling that no human engineer can match it. Huge advances in molecular biology over the past few decades have served only to deepen the mystery. In this penetrating and wide-ranging book, world-renowned physicist and science communicator Paul Davies searches for answers in a field so new and fast-moving that it lacks a name; it is a domain where biology, computing, logic, chemistry, quantum physics, and nanotechnology intersect. At the heart of these diverse fields, Davies explains, is the concept of information: a quantity which has the power to unify biology with physics, transform technology and medicine, and force us to fundamentally reconsider what it means to be alive--even illuminating the age-old question of whether we are alone in the universe. The Demon in the Machine journeys across an astounding landscape of cutting-edge science. Weaving together cancer and consciousness, two-headed worms and bird navigation, Davies reveals how biological organisms garner and process information to conjure order out of chaos, opening a window onto the secret of life itself.

Author: Paul Davies
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Published: 05/16/2023
Binding Type: MP3 CD
ISBN: 9798212629089

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