The solution of the Monty Hall problem hinges on the concept of information, and more specifically, on the relationship between added information and probability.
Hans Christian von BaeyerWe don't know what energy is, any more than we know what information is, but as a now robust scientific concept we can describe it in precise mathematical terms, and as a commodity we can measure, market, regulate and tax it.
Hans Christian von BaeyerThe smell of subjectivity clings to the mechanical definition of complexity as stubbornly as it sticks to the definition of information.
Hans Christian von BaeyerIf quantum communication and quantum computation are to flourish, a new information theory will have to be developed.
Hans Christian von BaeyerParadox is the sharpest scalpel in the satchel of science. Nothing concentrates the mind as effectively, regardless of whether it pits two competing theories against each other, or theory against observation, or a compelling mathematical deduction against ordinary common sense.
Hans Christian von Baeyer