Information Mechanics

Information Mechanics

Foreword

Preface

1 Information Mechanics: why we need it

1.1 Information throughout History

1.2 Recognizing the significance of Information

1.3 Understanding the current Materialist Paradigm

1.4 The Changing Zeitgeist

1.5 Information Mechanics

1.6 Introducing Mind

2 Exploring Information

2.1 Re-envisioning the Universe

2.2 Enlisting the tools of Science

2.3 The Fundamental entities in the Universe

2.4 Phantom Particles

2.5 What is Information?

2.6 The Significance of Mind

3 The Characteristics of Information

3.1 The Infosphere: Hardware, Software & Information

3.2 The Function of Information

3.3 Meaningful Information

3.4 Verifying Meaning

3.5 Information and Time

3.6 The importance of the Quantum World

4 Surprising outcomes

4.1 Our Mathematical Universe

4.2 A Quantized Cosmos

4.3 The Universe is finely tuned for Life

4.4 The Evolution of Science

4.5 Immateriality

4.6 Information Generation

4.7 Conservation of Information

4.8 Information as the Fundamental Entity

5 Building Complexity

5.1 What is Life?

5.2 Non-life into Life

5.3 Information in Life

5.4 Systems Biology

5.5 The Origin of Life

5.6 Self-organizing Systems

5.7 Invoking an Algorithmic Origin

6 The Mind Conundrum

6.1 Understanding the Human Mind

6.2 Self-awareness

6.3 Theory of Mind

6.4 The Quantum Mind

6.5 Models of the Mind

6.6 Quantum Biology

6.7 The Resonant Mind

6.8 Mind Fields

6.9 Sleep

6.10 Shifting our Thinking

6.11 The Mind-Brain Complex

6.12 Monism or Dualism

6.13 Interpretation of Meaning

7 Classifying Information

7.1 Different descriptions of Information

7.2 Space-time

7.3 Cyberspace

7.4 Mindspace

7.5 The Quantum Domain

7.6 Dimensions

8 Reconciling the Classical and Quantum Realms

8.1 Mathematical Representation

8.2 Black Holes

8.3 White Holes

8.4 Universe or Multiverse

8.5 Reconciling Space-time with the Quantum Domain

8.6 Quantum Leakage

8.7 Emotions

8.8 Our Holographic Universe

8.9 Needing to Dig Deeper

8.10 Probabilities and the Quantum Realm

8.11 Finding the Electron

8.12 Plasma

9 Constructing the Cosmos from Information

9.1 A Summary of our current Paradigm

9.2 Information Gaps and Discontinuities

9.3 Front-loading the Universe

9.4 Evolution of the Gaps

9.5 Misnomers

9.6 Punctuated Equilibrium

9.7 Information Generation and its Origins

9.8 Reviewing the Evidence

9.9 Constructing the Cosmos from algebra

10 Information Mechanics: A New Understanding

10.1 Counterflow of Complexity

10.2 Scientific Reductionism versus the Integration of Information

10.3 Mechanism versus Agency

10.4 Top-down Thinking

10.5 Testing the Information Model of the Universe

10.6 Shifting to an Information Paradigm

10.7 Conclusion

Acknowledgements

Notes

Index

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