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Scientists Calculate How Much Information Exists in the Universe
Original: Scientists calculate how much information exists in the observable universe
Researchers have produced a calculation of the total amount of information contained in the observable universe, treating information as a physical quantity. The finding has drawn attention among science followers, with discussion centring on what it means for physics that the universe's contents can be expressed in bits, and what such a figure could imply for ideas about reality being fundamentally informational in nature.
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- Scientists calculate how much information exists in the observable universe · The Brighter Side of News
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