Hick's Law: Why More Choices Slow You Down
Hick's Law explained: how decision time grows logarithmically with the number of choices, its information-theory roots, design uses, and where it breaks down.
July 2026
June 2025
Development of Information Theory
Shannon defined information as reduction of uncertainty. Bit is the fundamental unit. Entropy measures information content and compression limits.
Putting Information Theory to Work
Apply information theory: Entropy measures surprise and uncertainty. High entropy is informative, low is predictable.
March 2025
Information Theory Unpacked: Shannon and Digital Foundations
A guide to information theory — how Shannon defined information, what entropy measures, how data compression and error correction work, and how...
August 2024
Entropy Explained: The Science of Disorder and Time
What is entropy? Explore Boltzmann's statistical mechanics, the second law of thermodynamics, Shannon's information theory, and why entropy gives...