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The Meaning of Information.

Survey the phenomenon of information from pre-history to the projected far future, focusing on the special problem of anti-cryptography—designing an understandable message for future humans or alien civilizations. Close by revisiting Shannon’s original definition of information and ask, “What does t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Great Courses (Firm),$4dst, Kanopy (Firm),$4dst
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses, 2015.
Kanopy Streaming, 2016.
Subjects:
Engineering.
Technology.
Computer Science & IT
Internet videos.
Educational films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video
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Summary:Survey the phenomenon of information from pre-history to the projected far future, focusing on the special problem of anti-cryptography—designing an understandable message for future humans or alien civilizations. Close by revisiting Shannon’s original definition of information and ask, “What does the theory of information leave out?”.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Film
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Playing Time:00:32:44
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.