Not only do i own this book, but I have actually read it. I consider it an astounding, astonishing, and magnificent work -- and of enormous educational value to me personally. The main narrative is enormously innovative and provocative. And you can just get lost for days in the end notes.... :^)
Thanks so much for writing, theFIRMbss!
The notion that "space"
is a "network" and "matter"
versus "non-matter"
simply constitutes
characteristics of the
interconnections
between network nodes
to my mind renders concepts
like "entropy" and
"thermodynamics"
as if not obsolete then
at least old fashioned.
The words are only
a method of describing
our thinking about
reality, as
are equations built around
differentials. But
Wolfram's new approach
of algorithmic thinking
promises to do
as much as old ways,
but also provide new paths
for new descriptions.
(That is why -- sorry --
I responded to the talk
built around old words
with the bunny pic.
I generally think that
everyone's been through
the old discussions
so many times, the rabbit
at least makes folks smile.
I hope this content
makes up for my two attempts
to get a few laughs.)