information theory

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They used results from algorithmic information theory, which measures the complexity of an expression by the length of the shortest algorithm that describes the expression.

From Scientific American

Sinclair’s team set out to test his “information theory of aging,” which posits that our bodies get old because of the cumulative loss of epigenetic marks.

From Science Magazine

“You can’t localize bits of information in a small, finite volume. That simple result then has applications that extend to quantum encryption and other forms of quantum information theory.”

From Washington Post

Deutsch’s new theory provided a crucial link between quantum mechanics and information theory.

From Scientific American

Using computational modeling the team demonstrated how their hypothesis, based on algorithm information theory, functions at the genetic level.

From Salon