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Information: The New Language of Science by Hans Christian Von Baeyer

yates9's review against another edition

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4.0

A clear and complete accessible review of the different kinds of Information. A philosophical discourse underlies the book presentation of the subject, which is not resolved and leaves some perplex questions about the boundaries between the different views of Information.

iammyowngodandmartyr's review

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3.0

This is a layman's book about the possibility of information being quantifiable and scientifically useful in a Quantum Bayesianist world. It was written before the term 'QBism' was even coined, so if you're interested in this topic (basically the leading non-realist foundation of quantum mechanics) and want a more up-to-date introduction, von Baeyer has a newer book which looks pretty swell.

My dad is a disciple of Everett, so this was a fun lil foray from the multiverse interpretation. QBism still feels pretty hokey to me but apparently people who work on quantum computing are really into it so idk maybe in the future I, too, will fuck with participatory realism.

bakudreamer's review

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2.0

Interesting , but sort of all over the road. ( you could just skip to Ch 15 if you're already familiar with any of this )

spencerfleury's review against another edition

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3.0

I wanted to like this book more than I did. It was certainly interesting enough, in spots, but overall it seemed to have trouble maintaining cohesiveness and holding its shape.