In this episode of The Information Entropy Podcast, we ask a simple question: is anything truly random? We explore why randomness matters for cryptography, statistics, and scientific modelling, and how computers attempt to generate unpredictability from purely deterministic logic. From game show exploits to lava lamps and quantum vacuum fluctuations, we trace how humans try to manufacture randomness from the universe itself. Finally, we confront a surprising problem: even “random” real-world data is full of patterns that can mislead us into seeing structure where none exists!

Welcome back to the Information Entropy Podcast! This is a special episode as Mitch and Tom conduct their first ever in-person recording of the show! The boys embark on a journey of perceptual differences as they seek to understand how other people internally perceive and process the world, starting with those people with Aphantasia: the inability to visualise things in the minds eye.

Welcome back to The Information Entropy Podcast! This week the boys finish their exploration of extinction, managing to stay much more on topic! The boys start by contemplating the Hantavirus outbreak in relation to previous circumstances before quickly recapping what classifies as extinction. They turn to the topic of conservation strategies and how they can help and how sometimes they might be misaligned. Mitch explores the leading causes of extinction while Tom reinforces the biological mechanisms at play within a declining population.