<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I watched the debate and chatted with interest. I played their game before with my various colleagues combining different disciplines to come up with novel solutions. So I love their methodology. <div><br></div><div>However, Their use Shannon reminded me of a review of such ideas I did years ago in the journal Science, Meaning in a Quantum Universe: <div><br></div><div><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.academia.edu/1367157/Meaning_in_a_Quantum_Universe__;!!D9dNQwwGXtA!TECLkxNoOeVq2cSAG4gX8rf-3yNTQGpTGHI4IsWgINxH7tfpWoAwhM6Ciyn5Xk-xbb6QrIteYwEON33O_tshvxM$">https://www.academia.edu/1367157/Meaning_in_a_Quantum_Universe</a></div><div><br></div><div>There I questioned the applicability of Shannon to areas like agent communication and developmental biology. But the critique extends further. </div><div><br></div><div>Now they are doing a sleight of hand and applying a distorted version of Shannon. But without significant divergence, I have my doubts . </div><div><br></div><div>Yet, the reductive techniques they present do diverge significantly . As I said in the chat more generally we might be able to apply agent theory of information and communication to QM and gravity. This would give true meaning to a quantum universe. </div><div><br></div><div>Still all in all, I like their juggling act.</div><div><br></div><div>-Eric</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Sep 22, 2026, at 6:14 PM, Pedro C. Marijuán <pedroc.marijuan@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear FIS Colleagues, </p>
You are invited to the new Dialogue at the International Academy of
Information Studies, which has been organized in conjunction with <br>
<span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"">the </span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"">conference of the </span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"">London Mathematical
Society <i>Gravity, Entanglement and Entropy</i>, with in-person
participation in London and online attendance.</span><br>
<span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"">the webpage of the
whole conference is:</span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book""> </span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book""><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sites.google.com/view/gravityentanglemententropy__;!!D9dNQwwGXtA!U9YyDwYbR47veOwYbE6U-TsPb41ykr7dJ4WH9xeQ-qhimCzSV6h78fjVmxluNCA7zoLULAMsdHynLWdX7oXt8bbyWbT4$" class="moz-txt-link-freetext" moz-do-not-send="true">https://sites.google.com/view/gravityentanglemententropy</a></span>
<h2 class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="4">Theme:</font><font size="5"> ON </font></b>INFORMATION
PHYSICS: UNITING QUANTUM PHYSICS AND GRAVITY</h2>
<h3 class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book"">Speakers:</span></b></h3>
<font size="4"><b>Vlatko Vedral</b></font><br>
<i>Professor of Quantum Information Science, </i><br>
<i>Department of Physics at the University of Oxford. </i><br>
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<span><b><font size="4">Chiara Marletto</font></b></span><br>
<span><em>Research Fellow at the Physics Department,</em></span><br>
<span><em>Wolfson College, University of Oxford</em></span><br>
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The session will take place on <b><i>Wednesday, September 23rd</i></b><b>,</b>
<b>at</b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book""><b>:</b>
<b>14:00 (BST) </b></span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book""><b>| </b></span><span style="font-family:"Avenir Book""><b>15:00 (CET) | 9:00
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The Dialogue format: each of the speakers will have 20 min.
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