I love how the notion of entropy permeates into so many other things. It's fundamental, universal, and at the heart of nearly every aspect of our existence.

Take philosophy. If the ultimate state of everything culminates in chaos (according to the theory of entropy), the human existence constitues the exact opposite: controlling the chaos that surrounds us, and shaping it into something useful and, in entropy-speak, progressively unprobable. Making ice cubes out of water.

It follows that our existence can at least be described as a function of entropy.

This describes life. Survival is the battle against entropy. Procreation is the chosen weapon against chaos, a force of order in a universe that can't help itself but fall into chaos -- and, undoubtedly, will ultimately prevail in that fight. In the long run, life will lose.

Great article. Fascinating stuff.