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Recent Posts in Information Theory, Complexity, and Molecular Biology
Matter, energy… knowledge: How to harness physics' demonic power by Stephen Battersby(New Scientist)Running a brain-twisting thought experiment for real shows that information is a physical thing – so can we now harness the most elusive entity in the cosmos?This is a nice little overview article of some of the history of thermodynamics relating to information … Continue reading "Matter, energy… knowledge: How to harness physics’ demonic power | New Scientist"
Nick Lane and Philip Ball Discuss Mitochondria, Sex, and How to Live Longer by Philip Ball(Nautil.us)In his 2010 book, Life Ascending: The Ten Great Inventions of Evolution, Nick Lane, a biochemist at University College London, explores with eloquence and clarity the big questions of life: how it began, why we age and die, and why … Continue reading "Nick Lane and Philip Ball Discuss Mitochondria, Sex, and How to Live Longer"
The world has certainly lost one of its greatest thinkers, and many of us have lost a dear friend, colleague, and mentor.
Today would have been Claude Shannon's 100th Birthday! Modern society owes most of its existence to his work.
Physicists Hunt for the Big Bang's Triangles by Natalie Wolchover(Quanta Magazine )Physicists Hunt for the Big Bang’s Triangles“The notion that counting more shapes in the sky will reveal more details of the Big Bang is implied in a central principle of quantum physics known as “unitarity.” Unitarity dictates that the probabilities of all possible quantum … Continue reading "Physicists Hunt For The Big Bang’s Triangles | Quanta Magazine"
Earlier this morning, I was saddened to hear that one of my information theory heroes passed away today. So sorry to learn, sitting in a Cambridge seminar room, that David Mackay has died. Huge loss — Oliver Morton (@Eaterofsun) April 14, 2016 I’ve been following a Google Alert for “information theory,” and so on an almost … Continue reading "Saddened to hear of the passing of Sir David J.C. MacKay, FRS"
A new view of the tree of life(Nature Microbiology)An update to the tree of life has revealed a dominance of bacterial diversity in many ecosystems and extensive evolution in some branches of the tree. It also highlights how few organisms we have been able to cultivate for further investigation. Abstract The tree of life is … Continue reading "A new view of the tree of life"
USC - Viterbi School of Engineering - Dr. Norm Abramson(viterbi.usc.edu) “ALOHA to the Web” Dr. Norman Abramson, Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii Lecture Information Thursday, April 14, 2016 Hughes Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) Reception 3:00pm (EEB Courtyard) Lecture 4:00pm (EEB 132) Abstract Wireless access to the Internet today is provided predominantly by random access ALOHA channels connecting … Continue reading "“ALOHA to the Web”: Dr. Norm Abramson to give 2016 Viterbi Lecture at USC"
Recent Posts in Mathematics
The L-functions and modular forms database by Tim Gowers(Gowers's Weblog)The L-functions and modular forms database…I rejoice that a major new database was launched today. It’s not in my area, so I won’t be using it, but I am nevertheless very excited that it exists. It is called the L-functions and modular forms database. The thinking behind … Continue reading "The L-functions and modular forms database"
Tom M. Apostol, 1923–2016(CalTech Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy)Tom M. Apostol, professor of mathematics, emeritus at California Institute of Technology passed away on May 8, 2016. He was 92.My proverbial mathematical great-grandfather passed away yesterday. As many know, for over a decade, I’ve been studying a variety of areas of advanced abstract mathematics with … Continue reading "Tom M. Apostol, 1923–2016"
The world has certainly lost one of its greatest thinkers, and many of us have lost a dear friend, colleague, and mentor.
USC - Viterbi School of Engineering - Dr. Norm Abramson(viterbi.usc.edu) “ALOHA to the Web” Dr. Norman Abramson, Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii Lecture Information Thursday, April 14, 2016 Hughes Electrical Engineering Center (EEB) Reception 3:00pm (EEB Courtyard) Lecture 4:00pm (EEB 132) Abstract Wireless access to the Internet today is provided predominantly by random access ALOHA channels connecting … Continue reading "“ALOHA to the Web”: Dr. Norm Abramson to give 2016 Viterbi Lecture at USC"
2016 North-American School of Information Theory, June 21-23, 2016(itsoc.org)The 2016 School of information will be hosted at Duke University, June 21-23. It is sponsored by the IEEE Information Theory Society, Duke University, the Center for Science of Information, and the National Science Foundation. The school provides a venue where doctoral and postdoctoral students can learn … Continue reading "2016 North-American School of Information Theory, June 21-23"
The Santa Fe Institute's free online course "Introduction to Information Theory" taught by Seth Lloyd via Complexity Explorer.
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