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Ep 224: Shapes, Time, and Holism - by Julian Barbour

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Exploring Scale Invariance and Entropy

This chapter examines the concept of scale invariance, illustrating how the size of objects like bee swarms can alter interpretations without changing their underlying meaning. It discusses the significance of intrinsic attributes over arbitrary dimensions while connecting transformations of the universe to ideas in thermodynamics and gravitational dynamics. The conversation also delves into chaos theory, entropy, and information theory, challenging conventional views and emphasizing the need to consider infinite dimensional spaces.

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