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SUMMARY:Neurons\, Fake News\, DNA and your iPhone: The Mathematics of Info
 rmation - IOANNIS KONTOYIANNIS
DTSTART:20181122T131000Z
DTEND:20181122T140000Z
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CONTACT:Holly
DESCRIPTION:Information is arguably the most pervasive metaphor that has b
 orne of scientific research over the past 50 years. It is the core notion 
 in many fields of science\, including genetics\, neuroscience\, and the ev
 er-expanding world of ubiquitous digital connectivity provided by the inte
 rnet\, the world-wide wide web\, and our wireless networks. It is also imp
 ortant in economics\, sociology\, musicology\, the study of animal (includ
 ing human) communication\, even in the fundamental understanding of black 
 holes. I will try to outline some of the basic ideas behind the answers to
  the following questions: Is information a physical commodity? How can it 
 be precisely understood and described mathematically? How is it measured? 
 How does it relate to randomness\, structure\, noise and context?
LOCATION:The Richard King Room\, Darwin College
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