Quantum Information, the Ambiguity of the Past, and the Birth ... - PiTP

Are some dissipative
environments so hot, so
rapidly mixing, as to
preclude long term
memory? Hard to say.
Are some dissipative
environments capable
of supporting long term
memory, but not depth?
Biologically, are there
environments where
complexity confers no
selective advantage and
which therefore support only simple life, without niche ecology or
the opportunity for preadaptation?