[Interview Excerpt · Three Laws in Exploration and Summary:
The writer met Zhao Bowen at the end of 2020, a physics professor at Nanjing University with a packed schedule and a busy workload. The date agreed upon on WeChat had to be postponed twice before he managed to make time for the writer's exclusive interview.
We found a cafe near Zhongshan Road, with the meeting set for two in the afternoon. The writer arrived at one forty, opened the laptop and phone on a small table, ordered a cup of tea, and waited until two when Zhao Bowen arrived on time. Nanjing's winter was still cold, with fine drizzle falling outside the full-length glass windows, and a tall, thin man walked in through the cafe door, wearing a grey overcoat, black trousers, and tortoise-shell glasses, holding a folded umbrella. He lifted his head, glanced around, and his eyes fell on me.
I waved my hand lightly, and he waved back.
"Are 'purpose' and 'carrying information' two physical concepts?"
I asked.
"No."
