Today, our cities are an embodiment of the complex, historical evolution of knowledge,
desires and technology. Our planned and designed activities co-evolve with our aspirations …

We review the historic development of concept of information including the relationship of
Shannon information and entropy and the criticism of Shannon information because of its …

To explore how molecules became signs I will ask:“What sort of process is necessary and
sufficient to treat a molecule as a sign?” This requires focusing on the interpreting system …

The ability to communicate through language is such a fundamental part of human existence
that we often take it for granted, rarely considering how sophisticated the process is by which …

At the dawn of the information age, a proper understanding of information and how it relates
to matter and energy is of utmost importance for the survival of civilisation. Yet, attempts to …

Since the emergence of the World Wide Web the media ecology has gone through deep
transformations. While the broadcasting paradigm was displaced from its hegemonic …

In this Perspective article we intend to focus on the opportunity of modelling Shannon
information and/or “semantic” information in the field originated by the convergence of …

In his article Open Problems in the Philosophy of Information [] Luciano Floridi presented a
Philosophy of Information research program in the form of eighteen open problems, covering …

The advent of quantum mechanics in the early 20 th Century had profound consequences
for science and mathematics, for philosophy (Schrödinger), and for logic (von Neumann). In …

Following a suggestion from Warren Weaver, we extend the Shannon model of
communication piecemeal into a complex systems model in which communication is …