HPC for Life!

• 2nd Law of Thermodynamics: Without external input, Entropy (disorder) increases, or equivalently, Information is lost.
• Life is fundamentally action against the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics
  • creates order from disorder
  • is multigenerational with every new generation a reset to a low Information state
  • To be successful, every generation has to create more Information than what is lost with the previous generation
  • If so, societies evolve to a more enlightened state: as in science and technology of today
• Transferable skills from the study of HPC
  • Einstein: Education is what is left after everything learned has been forgotten
  • Problems in Life are like bugs in the code: finding and solving them leads to a culture of broader problem-solving
  • MPI is a great model for the workplace
  • Goal of HPC, Life-long education!