Quantum computers [1–4] are explicitly quantum mechanical systems that use phenomena
such as superposition and entanglement to perform computational tasks more efficiently …

From the bestselling author of the acclaimed Chaos and Genius comes a thoughtful and
provocative exploration of the big ideas of the modern era: Information, communication, and …

“A splendid, edifying report from the front lines of theorectical physics”(San Francisco
Chronicle). In this illuminating book, renowned physicist Lee Smolin argues that …

Complex systems research is becoming ever more important in both the natural and social
sciences. It is commonly implied that there is such a thing as a complex system, different …

Over its short disciplinary history, computing has seen a stunning number of descriptions of
the field's characteristic ways of thinking and practicing, under a large number of different …

The bold and thrilling quest to finally understand the brain We know that each of us is
unique, but science has struggled to pinpoint where, precisely, our uniqueness resides. Is it …

The bestselling author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of the Cosmos tackles
perhaps the most mind-bending question in modern physics and cosmology: Is our universe …

We show that quantum theory allows for transformations of black boxes that cannot be
realized by inserting the input black boxes within a circuit in a predefined causal order. The …

" An accessible and engaging exploration of the mysteries of time."-Brian Greene, author of
The Elegant Universe Twenty years ago, Stephen Hawking tried to explain time by …

Information is a central concept in economics, and The Knowledge We Have Lost in
Information explores its treatment in modern economics. The study of information, far from …