scholarly journals Information Theory: Deep Ideas, Wide Perspectives, and Various Applications

Entropy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 232
Author(s):  
Irad Ben-Gal ◽  
Evgeny Kagan
Keyword(s):  
Information Theory ◽  
Data Transmission ◽  
Mathematical Theory ◽  
Mathematical Principle ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Famous Paper ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Information

The history of information theory, as a mathematical principle for analyzing data transmission and information communication, was formalized in 1948 with the publication of Claude Shannon’s famous paper “A Mathematical Theory of Communication” [...]

PIOPLE. INFORMATION. DEGRADATION

2019 ◽  
pp. 44-53
Author(s):  
Andrey Varlamov ◽  
Vladimir Rimshin
Keyword(s):  
Information Theory ◽  
Mathematical Theory ◽  
Maximum Information ◽  
Building Models ◽  
Man And Nature ◽  
History Of ◽  
Nature And Society ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
Link Information ◽  
The Relationship

Considered the issues of interaction between man and nature. Noted that this interaction is fundamental in the existence of modern civilization. The question of possible impact on nature and society with the aim of preserving the existence of human civilization. It is shown that the study of this issue goes towards the crea-tion of models of interaction between nature and man. Determining when building models is information about the interaction of man and nature. Considered information theory from the viewpoint of interaction between nature and man. Noted that currently information theory developed mainly as a mathematical theory. The issues of interaction of man and nature, the availability and existence of information in the material sys-tem is not studied. Indicates the link information with the energy terms control large flows of energy. For con-sideration of the interaction of man and nature proposed to use the theory of degradation. Graphs are pre-sented of the information in the history of human development. Reviewed charts of population growth. As a prediction it is proposed to use the simplest based on the theory of degradation. Consideration of the behav-ior of these dependencies led to the conclusion about the existence of communication energy and information as a feature of the degradation of energy. It justifies the existence of border life ( including humanity) at the point with maximum information. Shows the relationship of energy and time using potential energy.

Information and Event: Lyotard’s Philosophy of Information

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Woodward
Keyword(s):  
Information Theory ◽  
Data Transmission ◽  
Mathematical Theory ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Philosophy Of Information ◽  
Technical Knowledge ◽  
Information Theoretic ◽  
Linguistic Turn ◽  
The Social ◽  
Critical Intervention

This chapter interprets Lyotard’s remarks on information in the wider context of information theory and philosophy of information. It situates him as a philosopher of information who, despite a lack of specialist, technical knowledge of information theory, contributes to a reflective, philosophical understanding of information on two levels: the social impact of information, and the ontology of information. The chapter criticises Lyotard for failing to distinguish between theories of data transmission such as Shannon’s pivotal Mathematical Theory of Communication and semantic conceptions of information, yet argues that his critique nonetheless applies to many of the more recent semantic theories. The chapter concludes with a programmatic outline for how Lyotard’s critical intervention in the “linguistic turn” in The Differend might be developed for a critical intervention in the “informational turn,” an intervention which revolves around the question of how the event in the Lyotardian sense might be thought within an information-theoretic framework.

Users behaviors: The Heritage of Digital World

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 4675-4682
Author(s):  
Atefeh Danesh Moghadam ◽  
Alireza Alagha
Keyword(s):  
Technology Development ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
The Third ◽  
Digital World ◽  
New Concepts ◽  
Emerging Patterns ◽  
History Of ◽  
Fourth Step ◽  
Communication And Technology

In the advent of information era, not only digital world is going to expand its territories, it is going to penetrate into the traditional notions about the meaning of the words and also valorize new concepts. According to Oxford Dictionary, the word heritage is defined: The history, tradition and qualities that a country or society has had for many years and that are considered an important part of its character. In order to present how emerging patterns, as the consequences of technology development, are going to be considered as the new concept of heritage, we follow four steps. In the first step, we present the convergence of Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) and a concise history of its convergence. In the second step, we argue how convergence has culminated in emerging patterns and also has made changes in digital world. In the third step, the importance of users behaviors and its mining is surveyed. Finally, in the fourth step; we illustrate User Generated Contents (UGC) as the most prominent users behaviors in digital world.

Media Manipulation in Interwar France: Evidence from the Archive of Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas, 1914–1937

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-36
Author(s):  
MARC FLANDREAU ◽  
FRÉDÉRIC ZUMER
Keyword(s):  
Interwar Period ◽  
Political History ◽  
Investment Bank ◽  
Quantitative Evidence ◽  
Media Control ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Archival Material ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Information ◽  
Media Manipulation

AbstractThis article shows how one can read political history from evidence on corporate corruption. The study exploits newly discovered archival material from Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas, a politically connected investment bank. We contribute to current research by replacing existing conjectures with precise qualitative and quantitative evidence. After reviewing previous works and providing a sketch of information repression and media control in France during the interwar period, we argue that the study of patterns of ‘informational criminality’ provides an original entry to the writing of political history and the history of information.

scholarly journals Blockchain: Capabilities, Economic Viability, and the Socio-Technical Environment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nils Braun-Dubler ◽  
Hans-Peter Gier ◽  
Tetiana Bulatnikova ◽  
Manuel Langhart ◽  
Manuela Merki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Spaces ◽  
Early History ◽  
Economic Viability ◽  
Economic Potential ◽  
Key Technology ◽  
The Social ◽  
Real World Applications ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Information ◽  
The Impact

Blockchain is widely considered a new key technology. The Foundation for Technology Assessment (TA-SWISS) has proposed a comprehensive assessment of blockchain technologies. With this publication, TA-SWISS provides the much-needed social contextualisation of blockchain. The first, more technical part of the study takes an in-depth look at how blockchain functions and examines the economic potential of this technology. By analysing multiple real-world applications, the study sheds light on where the blockchain has advantages over traditional applications and where existing technologies continue to be the better solution. The second part of the study examines how blockchain became mainstream. It explores the origins of blockchain in the early history of information technology and computer networks. The study also reveals the impact blockchain has on industrial and public spaces. Finally, it discusses the social implications and challenges of blockchain against the background of a new socio-technical environment.

Digital Equity in a Traditional Culture

2011 ◽  
pp. 173-192
Author(s):  
Patricia Randolph Leigh ◽  
J. Herman Blake ◽  
Emily L. Moore
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Black Americans ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Sea Islands ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
History Of

In this chapter, the authors explore the history of the Gullah people of the Sea Islands of South Carolina. In examining the history of oppression and isolation of Black Americans of Gullah descent, the authors look at how a history of racism and inequity set the stage for the digital inequities experienced by Gullah communities since the onset of the information age. They find that despite the Gullahs’ tenacious struggles for education and literacy during enslavement, many are left behind in this age of digital technology. The authors examine the effects that the isolated and closed Gullah communities, which were forced conditions during slavery, had upon many Gullahs’ reluctance and resistance to engagement in information communication technologies (ICTs) centuries later. They contend that this continued isolation inadvertently contributed to the loss of Gullah land as well as a pattern of gentrification that severely compromises Gullah traditions and values.

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