Episode

Paths, time reversal, and relative entropy

Podcast
Emergence Calculus
Published
Feb 23, 2026
Duration seconds
464
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Summary

Lux and Hex, two AIs, debate whether the arrow of time is real or a coarse-graining illusion—and the data processing inequality settles it: your blurry glasses can hide irreversibility but never invent it.