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171. Claude Shannon, Father of Information Theory

Claude Shannon was a mathematician, electrical engineer, and cryptographer known as "the father of information theory." In the pantheon of cool people who made the modern information era possible, he’s right up there. Today, we’re going to talk about Shannon’s life with Jimmy Sony and Rob Goodman, authors of a great biography of the man called A Mind At Play, How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age. Especially you software engineers out there, if you don’t know who Claude Shannon was, get educated. You owe your livelihood to this man.Buy the book! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

021: A Neutral Net Part 2

The social impact of the Indian Net Neutrality debate is the focus of this week’s episode of Upvoted by reddit. This is the last of our two part series on this subject. We discuss the original TRAI paper, r/india’s involvement in the debate, how redditors got involved, AIB’s video, Internet.org’s change in policy and where the debate currently is. This episode features Nikhil Pahwa (/u/atnixxin), /u/rahulthewall, /u/_dexter, /u/parlor_tricks, and Marvin Ammori (/u/amarv1n). This episode features guest host and Upvoted producer: Alex Aldea (/u/paragonpod) This episode features original music by Andrew Joslyn (/u/AJMuse). This episode is sponsored by Harry’s, Casper, and Audible. Relevant Links: u/shrik450’s call to action after the TRAI Paper r/india r/india’s app store activism against Flipkart for their role in Airtel Zero AIB’s ‘Save the Internet’ Video Mark Zuckerberg’s May 4th video on Internet.org Save The Internet Save the Internet Memes The Upvoted Speakpipe Medianama Marvin Ammori’s Website Andrew Joslyn's Website

The Disc-Free Experience

Want to taste-test Criterion movies via streaming, or love their taste and can't afford to buy every disc? Are you likewise not interested in spending a ton renting everything on iTunes? Hulu Plus and Fandor (as of a couple weeks ago) are both great options at under $8 a month.Show Notes and Links Hulu Plus features a Criterion channel that includes almost the entire filmographies of many directors, including Chaplin, Kurosawa, Ozu, Bergman, and many more. (available on the same array of devices as Netflix, at this point) The Hulu Plus Criterion channel routinely adds movies before they hit disc (if some ever do), and more than just "black and white art movies". Weird Japanese genre stuff from the 70's, animated classic Watership Down, David Lynch and Guillermo del Toro mindbenders, they have all kinds of stuff. You can actually lose an afternoon flipping around (I know I have). Fandor struck a deal recently to carry a limited selection of Hulu's Criterion movies in a rotating, featured section. (Roku, iPad/AirPlay, website) If you're into off-the-beaten path streaming channel options, Warner Archive Instant is worth a look too, even though they have nothing to do with Criterion. They have similar app/availability options as Fandor (Roku, iPad/AirPlay) Are you an American traveling abroad and want access to the services you use? Try TunnelBear. Industry friends who find themselves abroad regularly swear by it. Not mentioned on the episode itself, but Criterion's "Current" feed is a great repository of video, video essays, and "special features" that are all completely free, and one of the unsung best things Criterion is doing now. Two new-to-ESN shows: Systematic and Overtired.

"Most Awful Sleeping Face in Japan" (photos by @mino_ris/via...

"Most Awful Sleeping Face in Japan" (photos by @mino_ris/via neebus)

001: Could a Unit of Marines Defeat the Entire Roman Empire?

The story of Rome, Sweet Rome and James Erwin (/u/prufrock451) are the focus of this week's episode of Upvoted by reddit. We talk to James about growing up in Iowa; winning Jeopardy twice; writing Rome, Sweet Rome; meeting his manager, Adam Kolbrenner; selling his script to Warner Brothers; and Acadia. Check out the pre-order of James’ new book, Acadia. This episode features Vanished from the Rome, Sweet Rome Soundtrack by /u/theht. This episode also features audio from the Rome, Sweet Rome trailer by /u/mojomann128. This episode also features artwork from /u/stabyourface. Check out days 1-7 from Rome, Sweet Rome and the subreddit, r/romesweetrome. This episode is sponsored by Igloo and Freshbooks.

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Show 43 - Wrath of the Khans I

In one of the most violent outbursts in history a little-known tribe of Eurasian nomads breaks upon the great societies of the Old World like a human tsunami. It may have ushered in the modern era, but at what cost?