It is difficult to develop a consistent scientific (or even philosophical) definition of "life". We argue that a distinctive feature of life is its use and processing of information, with implications for physics, biology, and information theory.

It's too bad because I was looking forward to going to ISIT this year, a conference I haven't been to in a few years.

(N5 is the lowest level they test. But it's a start.)

I am going to have to go through the response to reviewers carefully to make sure no swear words get through.

I'm so sorry to hear, my condolences.

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