I love this little talk, it attracted my attention because it resonated with my perspective. Hazen PhD, isn’t just another talking head, he has as solid a five star scientific career as any scientist. In this case that is important because his philosophizing is backed by some of the deepest Physical Reality understanding.
Is there a second arrow of time? New research says yes
“We could be wrong. But if we are right, it’s profoundly important.” Leading mineralogist Dr. Robert Hazen on the missing law of nature that could explain why life emerges.
3:45 Explaining the concept of information
Information
Functional Information
The Law of Increasing Functional Information
(The second arrow of time)
Contextual Value
There’s something in the world that isn’t absolute, it’s contextual
It is selecting for function.
Hazen’s conclusion statement: “The old arrow of time simply doesn’t ring true to me.”
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There’s something in the world that isn’t absolute, it’s contextual
It is selecting for function.
Seems to me this “contextual” is pretty close to “interaction”
I listened to this for the first time yesterday morning, one of those 
moments. It’s short enough that I’ve been able to repeat it a few times. Fun stuff, I want to look into to but not for a few days, VIPs coming into town tomorrow.