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Madame Comrade
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Re: The Newspaper Shop -- Thursday edition
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Real-life versions of Maxwellian demons (with their entropy lowering effects of course duly balanced by increase of entropy elsewhere) actually occur in living systems, such as the ion pumps that make our nervous systems work, including our minds. Molecular-sized mechanisms are no longer found only in biology however, it's also the subject of the exciting new field of nanotechnology. So Maxwell's demon is an icon for our times, sitting at the crossroads of information and the physical universe. Hmmmmm..... yes, that would be a good description of our vigilant newsman! Quote:
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