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Using Information Theory and 'Claude's Demons' to Unscramble the World

Using Information Theory and 'Claude's Demons' to Unscramble the World

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Carter Williams
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One of the best investing books ever written is “The Mathematical Theory of Communication” by Claude Shannon.

It is the most obscure book you will ever read on the subject, but it is brilliant in the simplicity by which it explains how to understand ambiguity.

Consider this light passage:

“The fundamental problem of communication is that of reproducing at …

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