45 min

Ep. 19 - Information Theory with Daniel Kronovet, Horse Racing, and Fractional Bits The Local Maximum with Max Sklar

    • Technology

Daniel Kronovet and Max discuss the world of information theory. We go into how it was invented by Claude Shannon at Bell Labs, the meaning of information and entropy, and the difference between measurement and processing. Catch references to a Jim Carrey movie and the Belmont stakes!

Get full access to The Local Maximum at localmaximum.substack.com/subscribe

Daniel Kronovet and Max discuss the world of information theory. We go into how it was invented by Claude Shannon at Bell Labs, the meaning of information and entropy, and the difference between measurement and processing. Catch references to a Jim Carrey movie and the Belmont stakes!

Get full access to The Local Maximum at localmaximum.substack.com/subscribe

45 min

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