the whole concept of signal v. noise was very interesting to me, because it applies to things that aren’t even sounds, like communication, or messaging. I tend to prefer a lot of noise; I like background sounds humming along so that the room is never silent, and I even like noise in the music I listen to.

I thought that the whole thing with the mouse that was developed to ‘learn’ a path was really cool, because the kids I work with have a similar toy that is meant to teach them the basics of coding. Instead of the mouse ‘learning’ the path, they code it for the mouse. This probably is to pay homage to the original mouse Theseus.

I honestly don’t have a good working concept of how bits work, but I do understand how important they are and how 1’s and 0’s are yes and no.

I Hated the idea that information is related to uncertainty. While I understand its premise, I really don’t like it. Relating information to uncertainty kind of goes against what feels natural.