Now, being a science fiction writer, when I see a natural principle, I wonder if it could fail.

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A computation is a process that obeys finitely describable rules.

A computation is a process that obeys finitely describable rules.

Traditional science is all about finding shortcuts.

Traditional science is all about finding shortcuts.

All living things are gnarly, in that they inevitably do things that are much more...

All living things are gnarly, in that they inevitably do things that are much more...

Some ideas you have to chew on, then roll them around a lot, play with...

Some ideas you have to chew on, then roll them around a lot, play with...

I think dry nanotechnology is probably a dead-end.

I think dry nanotechnology is probably a dead-end.

If all else fails, there's always print or web zines.

If all else fails, there's always print or web zines.

Science fiction writers put characters into a world with arbitrary rules and work out what...

Science fiction writers put characters into a world with arbitrary rules and work out what...

It's soothing to realize that my mind's processes are inherently uncontrollable.

It's soothing to realize that my mind's processes are inherently uncontrollable.

Computations are everywhere, once you begin to look at things in a certain way.

Computations are everywhere, once you begin to look at things in a certain way.

Selling a book or story has never become absolutely automatic for me.

Selling a book or story has never become absolutely automatic for me.

If we suppose that many natural phenomena are in effect computations, the study of computer...

If we suppose that many natural phenomena are in effect computations, the study of computer...

One of the nice things about science fiction is that it lets us carry out...

One of the nice things about science fiction is that it lets us carry out...

The hard fact is that not everyone does get published.

The hard fact is that not everyone does get published.

In any case, A New Kind of Science is a wonderful book, and I'm still...

In any case, A New Kind of Science is a wonderful book, and I'm still...

I like to do things that are surprising and different.

I like to do things that are surprising and different.

Electronic distribution is more of a fall-back strategy for putting out a book that isn't...

Electronic distribution is more of a fall-back strategy for putting out a book that isn't...

Advice to beginning SF writers? Write a lot, finish what you write, and when it's...

Advice to beginning SF writers? Write a lot, finish what you write, and when it's...

It's tedious to watch something very obvious being worked out, like a movie that's not...

It's tedious to watch something very obvious being worked out, like a movie that's not...

But how does it feel to plug into a system that's say, a million times...

But how does it feel to plug into a system that's say, a million times...

If you think of your life as a kind of computation, it's quite abundantly clear...

If you think of your life as a kind of computation, it's quite abundantly clear...