# Information Theory Can Reach Genetics and the Brain by Claude Shannon > "You can broaden the meaning of the term information theory to apply to all kinds of things, like genetics and how the brain works and so on." > **— Claude Shannon**, *Anthony Liversidge interview, Omni, August 1987* ## Sources and Context - **Primary interview transcript:** [Anthony Liversidge, ‘Profile of Claude Shannon’](https://gwern.net/doc/cs/algorithm/information/1987-liversidge.pdf), *Omni*, August 1987, reprinted in *Claude Elwood Shannon: Collected Papers*, pp. xxviii–xxix. Shannon first distinguished his own narrow communication-and-coding focus, then acknowledged these broader applications. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power|Bell Labs and the Distributed Architecture of American Power]] - **Article:** [[articles/Information Persistence in Complex Systems|Information Persistence in Complex Systems]] - **Article:** [[articles/An Order of Operation|An Order of Operation]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Information Theory|Information Theory]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Claude Shannon|Claude Shannon]] - [[wiki/Information Theory|Information Theory]] - [[wiki/Population Genetics|Population Genetics]] - [[wiki/Cybernetics|Cybernetics]] - [[wiki/Information Inheritance|Information Inheritance]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "You can broaden the meaning of the term information theory to apply to all kinds of things, like genetics and how the brain works and so on." — Claude Shannon, Anthony Liversidge interview, Omni, August 1987 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-claude-shannon-information-theory-genetics-brain ```