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The Information Entropy Podcast

The Information Entropy Podcast

By: Dr. Tom Jenks and Mitchell Gatting
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Summary
Join Mitch and Tom as they endeavour to decrease the entropy of information in our lives. From deep space and human evolution to pop culture and gaming filled tangents, the boys will take you through a whole host of scientific topics with guests joining them along the way. The IE Podcast makes science interesting, funny, and accessible for all! Join us for new content every week and find us on our socials to join in the conversation!Copyright 2023 All rights reserved. Politics & Government Science
Episodes
  • Death Returns: Hacked Servers, Dying Brains, and Living Forever?
    Oct 30 2026

    This week we kick off with the most recent PHP exploit: what it is, how it works, and why a piece of code most of the web quietly runs on keeps ending up in the news. Then we swing back to death itself. Does your life really flash before your eyes, or is it just a failing brain’s last party trick? What do we actually know about how death is perceived? And if we ever understand it well enough, could we put it off? We dig into the science of extending life, and whether “forever” is a bug or a feature. Science, comedy, and at least one existential crisis

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Death: The Final Frontier - Part 2
    Oct 9 2026

    Death is inevitable, but how much do we really understand about it?

    This week on Information Entropy, we're diving back into the science, mysteries and unanswered questions surrounding death. From what happens when we die to the strange and fascinating science behind our final moments, there's still plenty left to explore.

    Unfortunately, Tom is feeling a little under the weather, so this week it's a solo episode!

    Join us for Part 2 as we continue exploring one of life's greatest mysteries.

    Follow, like and subscribe for more scientific rabbit holes, fascinating facts and existential questions!

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    35 mins
  • How Do You Know Someone Is Dead?
    Oct 2 2026

    TRIGGER WARNING: This episode speaks openly and consistently about the topic of death, including medical procedures used to ascertain death in humans.

    Welcome back to the Information Entropy Podcast! It is inevitable, woven into every human culture, leaves no person untouched, taboo for some and celebrated by others… This week, we discuss death. The boys start with a bit of a musical tangent (naturally) before exploring the different definitions of death and why determining the exact moment someone has died has become increasingly complicated. Modern medicine can maintain many of the body's functions even when the brain has suffered catastrophic and irreversible damage, forcing us to ask some surprisingly difficult questions about where life ends and death begins. Finally, the boys discuss their own relationships with death and how different life experiences can lead people to engage with the subject in completely different ways.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
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