Information Theory

Information Theory, Algorithms, and Political Polarization https://socialmediaandpolitics.simplecast.com/episodes/information-theory-algorithms-political-polarization...Read More

Ever since its earliest years, information theory has enjoyed both a promising and complicated relationship with the social sciences… time to take inventory… “Information Theory for Human and Social Processes”: open access Overview of a promising and complicated...

Hilbert, M., & Darmon, D. (2020). Large-Scale Communication is More Complex and Unpredictable with Automated Bots. Journal of Communication. https://doi.org/10.1093/joc/jqaa021 Article (free access):https://academic.oup.com/joc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/joc/jqaa021/5864636?guestAccessKey=97fb0d02-c8e2-409a-baaf-cbbda64ada43 Abstract Automated communication bots follow deterministic local rules that either respond to programmed...

Hilbert, M., & Darmon, D. (2020). How Complexity and Uncertainty Grew with Algorithmic Trading. Entropy, 22(5), 499. https://doi.org/10.3390/e22050499 Abstract The machine-learning paradigm promises traders to reduce uncertainty through better predictions done by ever more complex algorithms....

Hilbert, M., Liu, B., Luu, J., & Fishbein, J. (2019). Behavioral Experiments With Social Algorithms: An Information Theoretic Approach to Input–Output Conversions. Communication Methods and Measures, 0(0), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2019.1620712 ABSTRACT While traditional computer-mediated communication happened through...

Hilbert, M., James, R. G., Gil-Lopez, T., Jiang, K., & Zhou, Y. (2018). The Complementary Importance of Static Structure and Temporal Dynamics in Teamwork Communication. Human Communication Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/hcr/hqy008       (free access here) ABSTRACT Communicative exchanges...

Hilbert, M., Ahmed, S., Cho, J., Liu, B., & Luu, J. (2018). Communicating with Algorithms: A Transfer Entropy Analysis of Emotions-based Escapes from Online Echo Chambers. Communication Methods and Measures, 0(0), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/19312458.2018.1479843 ABSTRACT Online algorithms...

These two Chapters are 2014 updates of the 2007 estimations from  Hilbert, M., & López, P. (2011). The World’s Technological Capacity to Store, Communicate, and Compute Information. Science, 332(6025), 60–65. For more see here: http://www.martinhilbert.net/worldinfocapacity-html/  These updates...

Hilbert, M. (2017). Complementary Variety: When Can Cooperation in Uncertain Environments Outperform Competitive Selection? Complexity.   Abstract Evolving biological and socioeconomic populations can sometimes increase their growth rate by cooperatively redistributing resources among their members. In...

Hilbert, M. (2017). The More You Know, the More You Can Grow: An Information Theoretic Approach to Growth in the Information Age. Entropy, 19(2), 82. Open Access: http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/19/2/82/htm    ABSTRACT In our information age, information alone has...