plantimals on Nostr: the information bandwidth of human action is estimated to be 10 bits / s the ...
the information bandwidth of human action is estimated to be 10 bits / s
the information bandwidth of human senses is estimated to be 10^9 bits / s
https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.10234
the difference between the two is fascinating to think about. lots of input, small, highly refined output. it's the context provided by the brain that allows 10 bits to encode seemingly simple concepts like "that's a dog". similarly, having shared first person experiences with other people builds that context and allows one to leverage more into fewer bits.
the information bandwidth of human senses is estimated to be 10^9 bits / s
https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.10234
the difference between the two is fascinating to think about. lots of input, small, highly refined output. it's the context provided by the brain that allows 10 bits to encode seemingly simple concepts like "that's a dog". similarly, having shared first person experiences with other people builds that context and allows one to leverage more into fewer bits.