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From: Joi Ito le Sent: Sunday, June 7, 2015 5:08 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein Subject: Re: One other thought. Have been thinking that engineers like to "solve" =hings. Are answers to questions "solutions"? How is the =ole of imagination? What about "what if?" questions =ather than questions with solutions? - Joi > On Jun 7, 2015, at 10:02 AM, Joi Ito IS wrote: > "mean but funny..)" Am I the only one who is every mean and =unny to you? If so, it's important I think. For your fitness. > The question is great, but the question about the question, or the =uestion of what is the "highest" question or an even =E2 better" question is also sort of funny. It's =ecursive up in a weird way. > Joi » On Jun 7, 2015, at 9:01 AM, Jeffrey E. <[email protected]> wrote: » mean but funny..) ; if you have read kant his principles are =quivalent to arrows in cat theory. he did not have the formal =pparatus to analyze.. amusing. economics is a description of the =ategory of exchanges. . it is not limited to money or information , =t is a process , not a noun » On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 8:55 AM, Joi Ito <[email protected]> wrote: » Not your old age question? >> » :-) » It's like Jeopardy except that Watson won't have the =nswer. » One of my faculty, Cesar Hidalgo, recently wrote a book called "Why » =nformation Grows". » =ttp://www.amazon.com/Why-Information-Grows-Evolution-Economies/dp/04 » 65048=94 >> » I haven't read it yet, but I've had some =onversations with him. He's trying to approach it from a =hysics perspective and agues that life is "information" =nd "order". Not sure this is right. » "What is economic growth? And why, historically, has it occurred in =nly a few places? Previous efforts to answer these questions have =ocused on institutions, geography, finances, and psychology. But =ccording to MIT's antidisciplinarian Cesar Hidalgo, understanding =he nature of economic growth demands transcending the social sciences =nd including the natural sciences of information, networks, and =omplexity. To understand the growth of economies, Hidalgo argues, we =irst need to understand the growth of order. EFTA_R1_02128606 EFTA02712101 » At first glance, the universe seems hostile to order. Thermodynamics =ictates that over time, order--or information-- will disappear. Whispers =anish in the wind just like the beauty of swirling cigarette smoke =ollapses into disorderly clouds. But thermodynamics also has loopholes =hat promote the growth of information in pockets. Our cities are =ockets where information grows, but they are not all the same. For =very Silicon Valley, Tokyo, and Paris, there are dozens of places with =conomies that accomplish little more than pulling rocks off the ground. =o, why does the US economy outstrip Brazil's, and Brazil's that of =had? Why did the technology corridor along Boston's Route 128 languish =hile Silicon Valley blossomed? In each case, the key is how people, =irms, and the networks they form make use of information. » Seen from Hidalgo's vantage, economies become distributed computers, =ade of networks of people, and the problem of economic development =ecomes the problem of making these computers more powerful. By =ncovering the mechanisms that enable the growth of information in =ature and society,Why Information Grows lays bear the origins of =hysical order and economic growth. Situated at the nexus of information =heory, physics, sociology, and economics, this book propounds a new =heory of how economies can do, not just more, but more interesting =hings." >> >» On Jun 7, 2015, at 6:51 AM, jeffrey E. <[email protected]> =rote: >» >» my age old question . if LIFE is the answer , what is the =uestion, what set of problems are living systems solving for? >» -- >» please note >» The information contained in this communication is confidential, may >» be attorney-client privileged, may constitute inside information, >» and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the >» property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this >» communication or any part thereof is strictly prohibited and may be >» unlawful. 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