Some scientists argue that the universe is essentially a huge computer.
By Tom Siegfried. So read a number of headlines over recent news articles about scientists bringing light to a full stop in a laboratory. The Bit and the Pendulum'' explores the possibility that everything, heaven and earth and all that is in them, is, like that light, but a manifestation of information. On the other hand, information scientists are likely to find the idea quite natural and exciting. Tom Siegfried, the science editor of The Dallas Morning News, invites the general reader to come to a personal conclusion.