The best paradoxes raise questions about what kinds of contradictions can occur-what species of impossibilities are possible.

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The story of the Kelly system is a story of secrets - or if you prefer, a story of entropy.

There were many at Bell Labs and MIT who compared Shannon's insight to Einstein's. Others found that comparison unfair - unfair to Shannon.

In real conversations, we are always trying to outguess each other.

The best paradoxes raise questions about what kinds of contradictions can occur-what species of impossibilities are possible.

The assumption that anything true is knowable is the grandfather of paradoxes.