Assembly Theory of Time(faculty.ucr.edu)
37 pointsby andsoitis2 days ago7 comments
  • mellosouls2 days ago
    Theory previously discussed on HN, eg:

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35827189

    (A New Theory for the Assembly of Life in the Universe; 135 points, 69 comments)

  • ukuina2 days ago
    > For complex objects such as computers to exist in our universe, many other objects had to form first, such as stars, heavy elements, life, tools, technology and the abstraction of computing. All this takes time and is path-dependent due to the casual contingency of each innovation that is made.

    So... a universal tech tree?

  • SideburnsOfDoom2 days ago
    So, time is not a cube?

    Slightly more seriously though, It's hard for me to tell if this is a serious theory, or timecube level stuff?

    • grumpymuppet2 days ago
      At face value, I think I agree -- especially the format of the website being in a sort of hand-designed style.

      "Assembly Theory" is a sort of applying (kolmogorov-esque) complexity theory to physics and other natural sciences. I don't know much else beyond that it's a "real thing".

      So with that extra background, I give it a pass. I think it's an interesting idea at least.

  • tshaddox2 days ago
    One of the most difficult aspects of doing research involving causality is consistently avoiding the "casual" misspelling.
  • whatamidoingyo2 days ago
    For those who find the color of the text unbearable:

    let elements = document.querySelectorAll('span');

    for (el of elements) { el.style.color = 'black'; }

    • whatamidoingyo2 days ago
      Even better: el.style.color = 'black'; el.style.fontWeight = 'lighter'

      It's much more readable now.

  • librasteve2 days ago
    i have heard Cronin on podcast … imo he has serious theories but makes some elliptic claims wrt the nature of time

    best recent listen for me was Sean Carroll Mindscape on the emergence of time

    i guess that the truth is some combination of both

    • runlaszlorun2 days ago
      > best recent listen for me was Sean Carroll Mindscape on the emergence of time

      Interesting tip, thx for passing along.

  • judge1232 days ago
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