How Much Does a Thought Weigh?
How Much Does a Thought Weigh? a.) As much as an electron
b.) As much as a water molecule
c.) As much as a mosquito
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SCIENTIFIC NOTES:
* The relationship between information and energy comes from Landauer’s Principle, which connects the erasure of information and energy. But, more generally changes in information (e.g. recording information) are related to changes in energy. I will talk more about this in a future episode about the physics of memory, and why you will forget everything you ever knew! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landauer%27s_principle
* The numbers calculated in this video give a lower limit on the energy to record a particular amount of information, but to create a more permanent storage of information would require more energy.
* Retina display resolution, as it’s name implies, is similar to the eye’s resolution.
CREDITS:
Host, Producer: Greg Kestin
Researcher: Samia Bouzid
Writer:
Samia Bouzid
Greg Kestin
Animation & Compositing:
Danielle Gustitus
Greg Kestin
Contributing Writer:
Lissy Herman
Scientific Consultants:
Frank Haist
Murti Salapaka
Filming, Writing, & Editing Contributions from:
Samia Bouzid
David Goodliffe
Brian Kantor
Guest Appearances:
Lindsey Chou
Ana Aceves
Drew Gannon
Editorial Input form:
Julia Cort
Anna Rothschild
Special thanks:
Ari Daniel
Allison Eck
Fernando Becerra
Gil Kaplan
Eric Brass
Lauren Miller
And the entire NOVA team
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