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Information theory

5 articles

- Technology
My 3 Greatest Revelations
- By Caleb Scharf
- June 16, 2021
The author on writing his new book, “The Ascent of Information.”
- Technology
The Contagion Detective
- By Steve Paulson
- July 8, 2020
Adam Kucharski explains how diseases like COVID-19 and misinformation spread.
- Technology
The Damage We’re Not Attending To
- By David Krakauer & Geoffrey West
- July 8, 2020
Scientists who study complex systems offer solutions to the pandemic.
- Technology
How Information Got Re-Invented
- By Jimmy Soni & Rob Goodman
- August 4, 2017
The story behind the birth of the information age.
- Technology
The Coin Toss and the Love Triangle
- By Simon DeDeo
- May 22, 2013
There are two flavors of uncertainty in our lives. Math helps with both.