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Information, Entropy, Life, and the Universe
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  • information
  • Shannon’s measure of information
  • entropy
  • thermodynamics
  • the second law
  • life and the universe
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This video is adapted from 10.3390/e24111636

Information is a very general concept. We all know what information means, yet its formal definition eludes us. We know that Information can either be true or false, and it can be important or irrelevant. Information might be redundant, ambiguous, or meaningless, or it can be objective or highly subjective. On top of these, some information can be measured.

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Ben-Naim, A. Information, Entropy, Life, and the Universe. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/744 (accessed on 05 December 2025).
Ben-Naim A. Information, Entropy, Life, and the Universe. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/744. Accessed December 05, 2025.
Ben-Naim, Arieh. "Information, Entropy, Life, and the Universe" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/744 (accessed December 05, 2025).
Ben-Naim, A. (2023, May 31). Information, Entropy, Life, and the Universe. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/744
Ben-Naim, Arieh. "Information, Entropy, Life, and the Universe." Encyclopedia. Web. 31 May, 2023.
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