Subject: Information theory (Keywords)

'30-Second Data Science' covers 50 key elements in the field of data-gathering from basic to ethics, explained clearly and concisely. 30-Second Data Scienceis the quickest way to discover how data is a driving force not just in the big issues, such as climate change and healthcare, but in our dai...

'The Black Swan' is a concept that will change the way you look at the world. Black Swans underlie almost everything, from the rise of religions, to events in our own personal lives. Nassim Taleb explains everything we know about what we don't know, and shows us how to face the world.

In this engaging account, Vlatko Vedral considers some of the deepest questions about the universe and the implications of interpreting it in terms of information. He explains the nature of information, the idea of entropy and the roots of this thinking in thermodynamics.

The phrase 'skin in the game' is one we have often heard but have rarely stopped to truly dissect. It is the backbone of risk management, but it's also an astonishingly complex worldview that, as Taleb shows in this book, applies to literally all aspects of our lives. As Taleb says, 'Never trust ...