Confronting us at every turn, flowing from every imaginable source, information defines our era--and yet what we don't know about it could--and does--fill a book. In this indispensable …
'Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects' Steven Pinker _________________________ In very recent times humanity has learnt a vast amount …
This article is about the profound misuses, misunderstanding, misinterpretations and misapplications of entropy, the Second Law of Thermodynamics and Information Theory. It is …
Many scientists regard mass and energy as the primary currency of nature. In recent years, however, the concept of information has gained importance. Why? In this book, eminent …
The final decades of our century have witnessed stunning changes in the sciences, in technologies, and in societies at large: politics, economy and culture. Perhaps there is only …
About 120 years ago, James Clerk Maxwell introduced his now legendary hypothetical" demon" as a challenge to the integrity of the second law of thermodynamics. Fascination …
This century has been characterized by a strong and pervasive belief in" certainty through science." It is a belief that has been nurtured by philosophers, scientists, and governing …
MARIO BIAGIOLI--Introduction 2. KAREN BARAD--Agential Realism: Feminist Interventions in Understanding Scientific Practices 3. MARIO BIAGIOLI--Aporias of Scientific Authorship …
This exploration of the scientific limits of knowledge challenges our deep-seated beliefs about our universe, our rationality, and ourselves.“A must-read for anyone studying …