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The Science of Information: From Language to Black Holes
- Narrated by: Benjamin Schumacher
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The science of information is the most influential, yet perhaps least appreciated field in science today. Never before in history have we been able to acquire, record, communicate, and use information in so many different forms. This revolution goes far beyond the limitless content that fills our lives, because information also underlies our understanding of ourselves, the natural world, and the universe. Little wonder that an entirely new science has arisen that is devoted to deepening our understanding of information and our ability to use it.
The study and acquisition of information has been around a long time. In human terms, spoken language, writing, art, music, and mathematics are perfect examples; so are Morse code, Mendelian genetics, and radio signals - all understood and used before 1900. But a series of conceptual breakthroughs in the 20th century united what seemed like unrelated phenomena and led to a dramatic new way of looking at reality. Called information theory, this field has been responsible for path-breaking insights.
The Science of Information: From Language to Black Holes covers the exciting concepts, history, and applications of information theory in 24 challenging and eye-opening half-hour lectures taught by Professor Benjamin Schumacher of Kenyon College. A prominent physicist and award-winning educator at one of the nation’s top liberal arts colleges, Professor Schumacher is also a pioneer in the field of quantum information, which is the latest exciting development in this dynamic scientific field.
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- James S.
- 01-02-19
Almost perfect. Broad scope with good depth.
The author-narrator does an excellent job on this; edutainment at its best. He gives very clear and concise explanations of all fundamental aspects of information theory, without wasting time on historical fill. This really is a "course", as much as it can be considered so with respect to popsci works like Gleick's "The Information" (which is pretty good in its own right, but Gleick tries way too hard to be artsy) or bio/memoir/history-ish works like "A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age" (which is alright, but doesn't get into many worthwhile details).
It's a shame these Great Courses rely on visuals, even though you don't really miss much in this one without access to them.
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- Kindle Customer
- 03-12-19
Not appropriate for audio-only
The Great Courses offer lots of great courses. However, they usually give us a choice between video or audio-only. The audible.com versions, are, of course, audio-only. Some lecturers or subjects work well without the visual information. This one does not.
These lectures assume that you are watching as the professor refers to various diagrams and equations, presumably shown on a blackboard or video screen. He does try to describe them, but it's hard to follow him without really being able to see what he's pointing at. There is a pdf that comes with the lectures, but it's hard to read that while you're driving.
To be clear, though, there is nothing terribly wrong with the lecturer or his speaking or his subject. It just doesn't work well without video.
Long story short: if you want to learn about Information Theory, head over to the Great Courses website and get this course in a video format (video download or DVD). If you want to listen to something interesting while you're driving (or jogging or gardening), choose a different course. There are several offered on audible.com that should work well in an audio-only format. I find that history, music and language are subjects that work fine this way.
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- Mike
- 01-12-19
A *meaningful* course :-)
This is an amazing course, and if you're not already a fan of Benjamin Schumacher, you soon will be. This course dives into many topics one might merely bump into while reading about physics or cosmology or even philosophy. These would be, for example, the Shannon Entropy interpretation of Thermodynamics, Algorithmic (Kolmogorov) Entropy, quantum computing, and even the holographic universe. Understanding information theory is crucial to our latest understanding in many fields.
So many fields, in fact, that I loved this course best for reminding me of topics that weren't even explicitly named: the philosophy of the subjective and objective, Aristotle's distinction between potential and actual infinity, and more. In discussing entanglement and in concluding remarks on algorithmic entropy, Schumacher notes the centrality of "relationship" to "meaning", that is, no one bit or string of information has a meaningful state all on its own. Buddhists have literally said this for centuries, and more recently, Carlo Rovelli has made this the theme of his interpretation of all of reality - Relational Quantum Mechanics.
Thank you Dr Schumacher for a very meaningful course.
42 people found this helpful
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- Amaze
- 01-27-19
A video course without the video
This is the audio from a video course that, from the sound of it, relies intensively on visual aids, illustrations, etc. Without the video the course is impossible to follow. That this is being marketed as an audio book is a disgrace.
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- alr
- 02-13-19
A strange audiobook
The book (the first 3 hours in any case) is basic math formulas. Makes sense if you want an introduction to information theory, but you would definitely need to use the visuals, if not a video, to absorb it.
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- Privet
- 10-03-19
Accessible, yet rigorous enough
It was nice to learn a subject whose details have interested me for a while. I enjoyed the extra but of math, which for me led to a greater comprehension of the subject. The level of a college algebra class (logarithms especially) should be sufficient for the math. If you've forgotten that course or are not at that level, the course is structured so that you will still get a pretty good idea of what information science is. For me, this course was highly enjoyable, and the lecturer has an interesting and fun teaching style.
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- C Repole
- 07-26-19
you had to be there
I love this series and have enjoyed four of them so far. This is the only one that is hard for me to follow many times without the visuals the lecturer showed his audience. It's math heavy and I understand math better though visuals
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- Martin
- 04-16-19
Misleading Title
This should be called, “Foundations and Methods of Information Storage from Mechanical, Biological, to Quantum ”.
The speakers provides lots of info on how information is processed and stored using various technologies from mechanical to quantum. His style and lecture is difficult to follow over audio due to his use of mathematics. This is good for someone that has a good mathematical foundation and want to learn more about computers and how information is stored with various technologies.
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- Aurel Lazar
- 03-20-19
Excellent lecture series, but not very well suited for audio format
This is an incredibly interesting lecture series and the presenter does an incredible job with the material but it is obvious that this was originally a video lecture adapted to audio, as he constantly makes references to content he is showing visually.
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- David Turkington
- 07-22-19
I see information, I see it everywhere.
This course went in so many more directions than I expected. Connecting language to quantum mechanics is wild.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-28-20
A bit technical but really full of insights
There is a bit of math in this that benefits from being seen rather than listened too. DON'T BE PUT OFF BY THE MATH. the concepts and insights are profound and range across, and link many fields of human knowledge, reaching out from quantum mechanics to the edge of the known universe. Makes you think and feel differently about life. It's not the 'meaning of life' but make you feel that 'in the beginning was the information'.
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- Diogenes
- 08-21-19
Mind bending!
Absolutely brilliant! The lecturer is outstanding and the content fascinating!
A must listen for everyone!
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- Santiago
- 05-07-20
FASCINATING
Best audio lecture I've listened to this year, if not ever. You will learn some fundamental principles in computer science, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics and beyond, and what links these together.
Incredible scope, AND great depth for an audio lecture. It even describes the math when that's simple enough in audio format.
Outstanding lecturer too.
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- Mr GS Mccreadie
- 09-20-19
great listen
jampacked with fascinating facts, interesting insights and all bound together by a common unifying thread: information - the source and product of alot. if not everything. captivating and well delivered. really recommend this course.
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- JohnH
- 10-13-20
Excellent topic, well presented.
Its a genuinely interesting topic and Professor Schumacher's delivery is engaging. He covers a lot of ground in 30 min lectures, and I found it necessary to read the accompanying pdf whilst listening. I've marked down one star as there are occasionally references to something that is not present in the pdf - I am assuming that the narrator was originally talking to video. Aside from that quibble, I really enjoyed it.
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- Predator11
- 08-26-20
ignore this review
I'm not sure what I was thinking when I downloaded this as it never promised to be a thrilling listen. I didn't listen to much of it but what I did listen to was just so excruciatingly boring that it really did exceed any expectations I had for how boring it could be. ignore this review if you have a sensible reason to learn about the subject. if you are curious whether it can really be that boring I urge you to give it a try, you won't be disappointed.
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- Cliente Amazon
- 09-04-19
Excellent book
The book is great. The professor is really energetic and able to motivate the listener to be interested in the topic. It does have some maths in it, but the pdf is really helpful. You can always hear it and then check the pdf later. It takes some more time, but it is worth. I found that the final chapters were increasingly difficulty to follow the maths, but I also didn't check as often in the pdf either.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-11-22
Entropic
surprising is the lessons contained in this Information science lecture. I need another round of listening to settle my understanding
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- Anonymous User
- 03-28-22
Information is everything, literally
Did you ever realize where and how humanity came to this point? Through information. What a wild ride to go through this lecture. From the smallest of origin to the grandest of space.
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- D.
- 02-15-22
Good content, but too visual
Without the accompanying slides some parts of the lectures are hard to follow or feel very disconnected. Not all of the images (etc.) discussed are included in the PDF either. A great lecture series, not so great as audio only.
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-30-20
Is information even informative?
Exceptional presentation by a person with significant expert knowledge. An emphasis is placed on the relationships, and downstream outcomes, of information and human existence.
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- Nickm
- 05-26-19
Good but a bit too theory based
A bit too theory based for an audio book I think. Decent amount of equations and writing on the board.