Entropy and information control: the key to understanding how to mount the fightback against Trump and other populists

By Dorje C. Brody, Professor of Mathematics, University of Surrey

The spectacular comeback of US president-elect Donald Trump has taken the world by surprise. No doubt people can point to various explanations for his election victory, but in my view, the science of information will pave the way towards deeper insights. Unless the Democrats – and their counterparts around the world – can develop a better understanding of how people receive and reject information, they will never fully understand what happened or successfully fight elections in the future.…

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