Class 38: Truly Random & Information Complexity

The information theory definition of random is minimal complexity, an enormously useful concept, but this does not capture everything that can be unknown. Once again, not knowing the full cause or explanation, in all its facets, is truly random.

All questions will be answered in the following Monday's lecture.

Written lecture: https://www.wmbriggs.com/class/ https://wmbriggs.substack.com/

Jaynes's book:
http://www.med.mcgill.ca/epidemiology/hanley/bios601/GaussianModel/
JaynesProbabilityTheory.pdf

Uncertainty & Probability Theory: The Logic of Science

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