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CultureLab: The universe is a quantum computer

Seth Lloyd WHAT is the universe made of? Matter or energy? Particles or strings? According to physicist Vlatko Vedral 's appealing new book, it is made, at bottom, of information. http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/culturelab/2010/03/the-universe-is-a-quantum-computer.html

Find Free Kindle Books – Fevered Mutterings

Disclaimer: this post is about free, legal Kindle books, of which there are shedloads (seriously, scroll downwards). It’s not sponsored by Amazon or anyone else. And if you’re reading, you probably have a Kindle. But if you were thinking of buying a Kindle for the first time, click through using the banner below – it won’t cost you anything, and this humble, pathetically modest writer gets a tiny amount of cash to help keep his silver champagne bucket full and his Ferrari well-tuned. Ta. http://mikesowden.org/feveredmutterings/fill-your-kindle-for-free
post written by: Marc Email In various ways, these 30 books convey some of the philosophy of how Angel and I live our lives. I honestly credit a fraction of who I am today to each title. Thus, they have indirectly influenced much of what I write about on this site.

30 Books I’m Glad I Read Before 30

http://www.marcandangel.com/2011/11/13/30-books-before-30/
A Reddit.com user posed the question to Neil deGrasse Tyson : “Which books should be read by every single intelligent person on the planet?” Below, you will find the book list offered up by the astrophysicist, director of the Hayden Planetarium, and popularizer of science. Where possible, we have included links to free versions of the books, all taken from our Free Audio Books and Free eBooks collections. http://www.openculture.com/2011/12/neil_degrasse_tyson_8_books_every_intelligent_person_should_read.html

Neil deGrasse Tyson Lists 8 (Free) Books Every Intelligent Person Should Read

A Brilliant List of Science Books for People Who Want Their Minds Blown

I have not read her book. I saw this interview of her on Colbert, and that was enough for me. From her the interview on the Colbert Report: [www.colbertnation.com] (@1:23): "But Ten Years of Scientific Research shows, that playing games is actually the most productive thing we can do. http://io9.com/5859727/a-brilliant-list-of-science-books-for-people-who-want-their-minds-blown
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Browse call numbers: A

Browsing Library of Congress Call Numbers : "AC1 .A4" to "AE5 .E44 W8" ( Overview ; Include extended shelves ) <previous -- A B C D E F G H J K L M N P Q R S T U V Z -- next> Help with reading books -- Report a bad link -- Suggest a new listing Home -- Search -- New Listings -- Authors -- Titles -- Subjects -- Serials Books -- News -- Features -- Archives -- The Inside Story

Technophilia: Get a free college education online

by Wendy Boswell Not headed back to school this fall? You could be, minus the exorbitant tuition and without even leaving your chair. http://lifehacker.com/201979/technophilia-get-a-free-college-education-online
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Epic suicide note a masterful work of philosophy - CUP Newswire

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