#Information

Joseph Shavit

Feb 18, 2022

Smartphone app usage data alone can reveal your identity, study shows

The time a person spends on different smartphone apps is enough to identify them from a larger group in more than one in three cases.

Joseph Shavit

Feb 5, 2022

A new way to store sustainable energy: 'Information batteries'

What if surplus renewable energy could be stored as computation instead? That's the thinking behind "information batteries".

Joseph Shavit

Oct 21, 2021

Amount of information in visible universe quantified

Researchers present a numerical estimate for the amount of encoded information in all the visible matter in the universe.

Joseph Shavit

Feb 12, 2021

Behavioral scientists studied how we can protect ourselves against manipulation and fake news

The Internet has revolutionized our lives - whether in terms of working, finding information or entertainment, connecting with others...