Information theory and computation articles from across Nature Portfolio Information theory and computation is the study and development of protocols and algorithms for solving problems and ...

A measure is introduced of the information provided by an experiment. The measure is derived from the work of Shannon [10] and involves the knowledge prior to performing the experiment, expressed ...

Research in experimental psychology suggests that, in violation of Bayes' rule, most people tend to "overreact" to unexpected and dramatic news events. This study of market efficiency investigates ...

A look at the eyebrow-raising antics and scientifically dubious assertions of the federal government's number one science skeptic ...

The research demonstrates the usefulness of information processing in designing marketing strategy. Two strategies based on information processing theory are shown to be effective in combating the ...