Unexpected conversations we can learn from.
The Surprisal
“It is possible to interpret the information carried by a message as essentially the negative of its entropy, and the negative logarithm of its probability. That is, the more probable the message, the less information it gives. Cliches, for example, are less illuminating than great poems.”
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The landscape
In communication, predictable messages can be described briefly; unexpected ones take more explanation. Here, we give that extra information the shape of a mountain rising above the familiar terrain.
Conversations about risk and the unexpected
The Surprisal with Burak Yenigun: conversations about risk, gambling, the Kelly criterion, wealth and the unexpected, inspired by information theory.
- Episode 001: The Rationality of Gambling, with Rob Carver — the Kelly criterion, lottery tickets and how much money is enough.