#information-theory

[danielifestream]

[mochie]

Also see "Big medical data" : http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2013/big-medical-data-0125.html

[mochie]

As Beau Lotto explains in his presentation, we're hallucinating reality all the time -- but we only take notice when our hallucinations fail to make accurate predictions.

Ben Thomas, We're Pretty Much All Tripping, All The Time.

Our brain is good at picking up patterns and filling in the blanks. According to Shannon, uncertainty is the motivation to be open to more information. It helps us to understand better.