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Saint Anselm College
Dean Rickles
University of Sydney
Project Title
Information and Interaction
Project Summary
The practical approach to information, while certainly impressive, has radically outpaced our theoretical understanding of it to such a degree that reflection on the foundations may seem futile. Yet, advances in quantum information and other areas have begun to push the boundaries of the physically possible, making a foundational understanding of information increasingly important. In this project, we aim to study the nature of information in a manner in- spired by two the 20th Century's greatest physicists, Arthur Eddington and John Wheeler. To Eddington and Wheeler, information was ultimately related to interaction. As such, physical reality was literally constructed from information. The centerpiece of the project will be a four-day workshop at Trinity College, Cambridge, where Eddington spent a good portion of his life. The workshop will coincide with the 70th anniversary of Eddington's death in 2014 and will bring together a wide range of researchers to address these issues.
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