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Commentary on “The transmission sense of information” by Carl T. Bergstrom and Martin Rosvall

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Maclaurin, J. Commentary on “The transmission sense of information” by Carl T. Bergstrom and Martin Rosvall. Biol Philos 26, 191–194 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-010-9233-3

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