This space contains some reactions (from cdent) to the book The Information by James Gleick, based around quotes from the book recorded in the space theinformationq.
I enjoyed the book because it helped to bridge some of the gaps I have experienced between my own philosophy of and attitude to information and the formalism known as information theory. The crucial aspect is captured by:
I enjoyed the book because it helped to bridge some of the gaps I have experienced between my own philosophy of and attitude to information and the formalism known as information theory. The crucial aspect is captured by:
This pair of questions — how random and how much information — turn out to be one and the same. They have a single answer.