as just noted by TCM, kevin kelly on a computational/algorithmic TOE, wolfram, wheeler, etcetera, from current issue of wired.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/10.12/holytech.html I would say we are all in the midst of some kind of "algorithmic revolution" that is sweeping across culture, industry, & scientific fields etc. .. more on that theme here http://groups.yahoo.com/group/theory-edge/
