Uploaded June 2016 | Updated September 2026, 19 minutes ago
Every day we are bombarded with more information than we can possibly process. But how do we define and quantify what “information” is? How can it be analyzed, altered, or used? Computer scientist and Yahtzee expert Tom Verhoeff will guide us through vivid demonstrations of three vital processes that modern mathematics allows us to perform on data: compress it, correct it, and safeguard it. Come see how these principles work and how they can even help us make emotional connections!
Special introduction by Glenn Lilly, Chief of Mathematics Research at the National Security Agency.
Every day we are bombarded with more information than we can possibly process. But how do we define and quantify what “information” is? How can it be analyzed, altered, or used? Computer scientist and Yahtzee expert Tom Verhoeff will guide us through vivid demonstrations of three vital processes that modern mathematics allows us to perform on data: compress it, correct it, and safeguard it. Come see how these principles work and how they can even help us make emotional connections!
Special introduction by Glenn Lilly, Chief of Mathematics Research at the National Security Agency.
