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Big Ideas: Information
Simplifying Complexity
The Importance of Information in Complex Systems
Reduction in uncertainty is a key concept in information theory, as demonstrated by Sherlock Holmes' ability to narrow down suspects based on a non-barking dog./nInformation must be communicable and carry meaning between different systems./nCounterfactual information, such as the fact that the dog didn't bark, can still have a causal role in complex systems.
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