{"id":4313,"date":"2026-02-18T03:44:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triality.nl\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/this-physicist-unexpectedly-derived-gravity-from-information\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T03:44:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:44:25","slug":"this-physicist-unexpectedly-derived-gravity-from-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triality.nl\/index.php\/2026\/02\/18\/this-physicist-unexpectedly-derived-gravity-from-information\/","title":{"rendered":"This Physicist (Unexpectedly) Derived Gravity from Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_75943\"  width=\"840\" height=\"472\"  data-origwidth=\"840\" data-origheight=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ilVImMHcr_g?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What if gravity is just entropy in disguise? 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