It is a wonderful series. For a bit simpler take on entropy (from the same guy), there is a series on biodiversity (some of my faviourite: http://stats.stackexc

It is a wonderful series. For a bit simpler take on entropy (from the same guy), there is a series on biodiversity (some of my faviourite: http://stats.stackexchange.com/a/144235/6552 http://stats.stackexchange.com/a/144235/6552). E.g.: https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/the-mathematics-of-biodiversity-part-1/ https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/the-mathemat... https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/the-mathematics-of-biodiversity-part-4/ https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2012/07/02/the-mathemat... https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/the-mathematics-of-biodiversity-part-7/ https://johncarlosbaez.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/the-mathemat...