How The Cost of Computation Restricts The Processes of Life(technologyreview.com)

51 pointsby mglvor 14 Jahren5 comments

How The Cost of Computation Restricts The Processes of Life

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27680/?p1=blogs

5 comments

Looking at the original article, I'd be surprised if this wasn't already known in the 1960s, just expressed in a somewhat different mathematical language.

As for the linked article, I think I had better start posting some biology to Hacker News to get the standard up...

schwavor 14 Jahren

It sucks living in the slow zone.

jgarmonvor 14 Jahren

Vernor Vinge reference?

abc_lispervor 14 Jahren

Fascinating stuff. However, I would still say that this evolutionarily optimized, with energy consumed being a factor in success. It is worth noting that fundamental limit discovered is achieved by evolution. It did its job right.

icegreenteavor 14 Jahren

I don't really see how optimal survival strategy and fundamental energetic constraints are not linked. The process of germination certainly takes additional structures and systems that would have to evolve.