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Demon in the machine is a book about what we dont know sprinkled with hints pointing the way to solutions demon in the title refers to an idea in physics called maxwells demon who is a tiny sentient entity who in theory could reverse the direction of entropy if he could open or close a door keeping hot molecules on one . Demon in the machine is a book about what we dont know sprinkled with hints pointing the way to solutions demon in the title refers to an idea in physics called maxwells demon who is a tiny sentient entity who in theory could reverse the direction of entropy if he could open or close a door keeping hot molecules on one . The demon in the machine encompasses some of the most intriguing and unsolved mysteries of the universe the existence of an arrow of time imprinted on the cosmos and the emergence of life itself daviess crisp but rich narrative succeeds in untangling various highly complex ideas and processes while fluently and intelligently setting out . Paul davies new book the demon in the machine how hidden webs of information are solving the mystery of life has been selected the book of the year for 2019 by physics world