Is Information a Conserved Quantum in the Universe?

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Simon Hooper: Why do we as humans only experience the world in the classical sense? Hooper: Classical mechanics allows for complex systems to come together. The things that you would naturally call, observers, are localized on individual wave functions where things look more or less classical. So that's a complicated answer and if you get the impression that it's not completely polished yet, I think that's a perfectly legitimate impression to get.

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