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Human capital and the erosion of humanity in a knowledge economy
Intellectual capital is not like any other form of asset that can be adequately managed using process and procedure. Humans are a distinguishing feature of this asset class, making it a simultaneously volatile and precious resource. Read more
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Partial information is bad communication: When initiatives meant to develop communities do the exact opposite
Partial information creates false assumptions. In an environment where consumers believe all cards are on the table when they’re not, information initiatives can introduce chaos and create more problems that they solve. Read more
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It from bit? Matter does not precede thought after all
In this rethinking of Wheeler’s “It from bit,” we look at laws of the physical universe as code that determines the boundaries of natural reality. Information precedes matter precedes thought. Read more
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Probability versus certainty: A scientific look at communication theory
When we think of the sciences, especially the “hard” ones, everything seems exact and absolute. The speed of light is a constant in the universe that limits the velocity of everything within it. The earth’s gravity is a cool 9.81 m/s2. The value of pi is 22/7. For centuries, this has given the illusion that… Read more
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Disinformation = Exponential uncertainty?
Here’s a mathematical puzzle for information theorists. If one bit of information equals one bit of negative uncertainty, then what does one bit of disinformation yield? Surely, it goes the other way and creates uncertainty, but by how much? Is it a matter of reversing the signs? The point of the first equation is to… Read more
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Information disorder: The unintended consequence of an information society
The Information Age was touted as a leap forward in modernity from the Industrial Age. It was a massive development from when factory workers served as the lifeblood of Western economies, on the backs of whom capitalists made their fortunes. The digital revolution wrestled some of the power away from the owners of the means… Read more
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