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________________________________________ From: Prof S. Golding Sent: 24 March 2011 08:46 To: Simon Biggs; [log in to unmask] Cc: [log in to unmask] Subject: RE: quantum/digital/analogue Thanks for this Simon (and Crumb). I've sent this along to our PHD/postdoc discussion group at ICAS where we have been teasing out the properties of a 'Fractal Philosophy', what can be understood as' the condition of the Post-postmodern' when one encounters the quantum. Sue G ______________________________ Professor S Golding Director, Institute for the Converging Arts & Sciences (ICAS) & Prof of Philosophy in Visual Arts & Communication Technologies University of Greenwich SE10 9LS ________________________________________ From: Curating digital art - www.crumbweb.org [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Simon Biggs [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 23 March 2011 15:46 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: quantum/digital/analogue Just when we thought it was safe to put aside the digital/analogue debate this comes along. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12811199 It's digital - but not as we know it. In such systems the state of a bit can be zero and one at the same time. A computer designed by Charles Saunders Pearce or Lofti Zadeh then... Best Simon Simon Biggs [log in to unmask] http://www.littlepig.org.uk/ [log in to unmask] http://www.elmcip.net/ http://www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ University of Greenwich, a charity and company limited by guarantee, registered in England (reg. no. 986729). Registered office: Old Royal Naval College, Park Row, Greenwich, London SE10 9LS.