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Comment author: SilasBarta 07 March 2010 02:45:29PM *  2 points [-]

Thermodynamics post on my blog. Not directly related to rationality, but you might find it interesting if you liked Engines of Cognition.

Summary: molar entropy is normally expressed as Joules per Kelvin per mole, but can also be expressed, more intuitively, as bits per molecule, which shows the relationship between a molecule's properties and how much information it contains. (Contains references to two books on the topic.)