Please distribute to others who may be interested... You are hereby invited to a seminar in our twelfth interdisciplinary series on Evolution, Complexity and Cognition <http://ecco.vub.ac.be/?q=node/108> (ECCO 2015-2016) <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marjoriikka_Ylisiurua>
Time: Friday October 14, 14h-16h Place: *room * *D.1.07*, building D, VUB ------------------------------ Information: Ultimate Notion Common to Computer Science, Biology and Human Cognition *Jean-Louis Dessalles* <https://perso.telecom-paristech.fr/jld/> *Telecom ParisTech - Université Paris Saclay* Abstract: The notion of information is central to many separate domains, such as information technologies, biology, evolution science, ethology, neurosciences, language sciences, journalism and sociology. Information is transmitted through telecommunication networks, our DNA contains genetic information that strives to survive through generations, animal communication and human language convey information, news are called information and modern societies are built on informational foundations such as myths and law. Claiming that the same notion of information can be operational in all these sciences seems nowadays utopian. For instance, Shannonian information fails to account for newsworthiness. A random DNA molecule is wrongly predicted to be maximally informative if we base the decision on Shannon information or on Kolmogorov complexity. I will present *Simplicity Theory* as a new framework in which these issues can be addressed. I will show that notions like *simplicity *and *complexity drop* are close to being able to restore information as an “ultimate notion” that can serve as common ground in many scientific domains. Bibliography: Dessalles, J.-L. (2008). *La pertinence et ses origines cognitives - Nouvelles théories* <http://pertinence.dessalles.fr/>*.* Paris: Hermes Science. Dessalles, J.-L. (2012). *Simplicity Theory (Web Site)* <http://www.simplicitytheory.org/>*.* Accessible at: *www.simplicitytheory.science* <http://www.simplicitytheory.science/> Dessalles, J.-L., Gaucherel, C. & Gouyon, P.-H. (2016). *Le fil de la vie - La face immatérielle du vivant.* Paris: Odile Jacob. ------------------------------ Upcoming Seminars *October 21st* Evo Busseniers What are the Mechanisms of Power, and How Can We Organize Ourselves Against It? *October 28st* Francis Heylighen Cybernetic Principles of Aging and Rejuvenation: the buffering-challenge strategy for life extension *November 4th* Shima Beigi and Lotte van Lith TBA See also the ECCO/GBI calendar <https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=azMyN252aWluM2JoMnU3MXY5OGt2ZzliOGdAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ> . You can add this calendar to your calendar application through here <https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/k327nviin3bh2u71v98kvg9b8g%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics> More info about the ECCO seminar program: http://ecco.vub.ac.be/?q=node/108 <http://ecco.vub.ac.be/?q=node/108> -- Cadell ECCO Group (VUB) <http://ecco.vub.ac.be/?q=node/1> Email: [email protected] Website: https://cadelllast.com
