01 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Measuring Cultural Information
The number of bits communicated in our radio broadcasts is quite enormous, conveying a great deal of information about our culture.
Folksonomies: information science,communication,extraterrestrials,data

03 JAN 2011 by ideonexus Number of Bits for a Set of Encyclopedias are Minuscule Compared to...
Feynman estimates the number of atoms neccessary for storing a set of encyclopedias, and then compares that to the amount of data included in a DNA string.
Folksonomies: computing,biology,information science