As soon as you talk about matter and energy, you have to write down the laws that govern matter and energy, but information seems to require fewer assumptions. In the age of computer revolution, it is not a big leap to say that everything can be expressed in information. Jacques Vallee gives us an insight of the limits of physics and introduces us to the theory of information and how it is related to time and coincidences in our lives.

Dr. Vallee was born in France, where he received a B.S. in mathematics at the Sorbonne and an M.S. in astrophysics at Lille University. Coming to the U.S. as an astronomer at the University of Texas, where he co-developed the first computer-based map of Mars for NASA, Jacques later moved to Northwestern University where he received his PhD in computer science. He went on to work at SRI International and the Institute for the Future, where he directed the "Forum" project to build the world's first network-based collaboration system as a Principal Investigator for DARPA. Venture capitalist since 1987, Jacques Vallée has served as an early-stage investor and director of over 60 high-technology companies. Apart from his work with information science and finance, Jacques has had a long-term private interest in astronomy, in writing (as an author of several books, including science-fiction novels) and in unidentified aerial phenomena.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx