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Can Entropy be reversed? - The Last Question by Isaac Asimov

2023/9/7
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Isaac Asimov's thought-provoking short story "The Last Question", which intertwines the fate of the universe with humanity's relentless pursuit of knowledge and technological progression. "Can entropy be reversed?" is the daunting question that humanity seeks to answer throughout time and space. So what happens when the most intelligent machine in the universe doesn't have "sufficient data for meaningful answer"?

This episode is our attempt to understand and unfold the meaning of Asimov's question.

Music by: fyahpundrums

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