The Science of Information: From Language to Black Holes

The Transformability of Information

Documentary Jun 1, 2020 33 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

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S1 E1: What is information? Explore the surprising answer of American mathematician Claude Shannon, who concluded that information is the ability to distinguish reliably among possible alternatives. Consider why this idea was so revolutionary, and see how it led to the concept of the bit - the basic unit of information.

Documentary Jun 1, 2020 33 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

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Released: 2020
Run Time: 33 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Original Audio: English
Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

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: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.