information

The universe is full of information, and information processing has something to do with the change of information.  By extension, information processing actually describes the changes in the universe, and a major component is the transformation of information.  An example of this is the transformation of the image perceived by the human eye to its storage in the brain through the nerve impulses.  If one intends to contribute to the knowledge in this area, then information processing as a study area can be considered as a natural science.

In the current times, we have the artificial counterpart of information transformation when the observer of the information is a computer instead of a human.  In the context of computers, an example is the transformation of an image into a machine code that contains the symbols 0 and 1.  In this case, the role of computers in studying information processes, both natural and artificial, cannot be disregarded.  In fact, computing as a study area includes studies that try to understand information processes.  This area is interesting and unique since it can involve everything about the universe and may touch different study fields.

For those who would like to "conquer" the universe, this endeavor has never been the same.