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I read Gleick's The Information[0] a few years ago and was riveted. Do you have any suggestions for further reading if I wanted to take a hobbyist interest? [0
by padobson 3y ago
I read Gleick's The Information[0] a few years ago and was riveted. Do you have any suggestions for further reading if I wanted to take a hobbyist interest?
[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Information:_A_History,_a_Theory,_a_Flood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Information:_A_History,_a_...
- akhayam 3y agoI would read "Lifespan" by David Sinclair, who used Shannon's information theory to model epigenetic changes that cause us to age. Fascinating read and goes to show how far reaching impacts a foundational mathematical theory can have.