{"id":1748,"date":"2021-06-14T23:18:08","date_gmt":"2021-06-15T06:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/?p=1748"},"modified":"2021-08-19T17:08:36","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T00:08:36","slug":"306-caleb-scharf-how-content-and-data-has-expanded-in-the-ascent-of-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/306-caleb-scharf-how-content-and-data-has-expanded-in-the-ascent-of-information\/","title":{"rendered":"306: Caleb Scharf | How Content And Data Has Expanded In &#8220;The Ascent Of Information&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Dr.-Caleb-Scharf-1024x842.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1751\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data and information hits at the heart of what is growing over time in the public domain. Dr. Caleb Scharf, Director of Astrobiology at Columbia University , covers this topic from books to bits in his latest book <em>The Ascent Of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life&#8217;s Unending Algorithm<\/em>. He joins on episode 306 of The Armen Show Podcast with me, your host Armen Shirvanian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From his bio: &#8220;Caleb Scharf works in the fields of exoplanetary science and astrobiology, and writes extensively about science for a popular audience. Exoplanetary science is devoted to the discovery and characterization of planets around other stars, and understanding the formation, histories, and properties of these planets. One ultimate goal of this research is to find planets that could harbor recognizable life, and to detect the presence of that life\u2014an effort that falls under the banner of astrobiology.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"306: Caleb Scharf | How Content And Data Has Expanded In &quot;The Ascent Of Information&quot;\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UT33XCrPpnU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ascent-Information-Machines-Unending-Algorithm\/dp\/0593087240\"><em>The Ascent of Information<\/em> on Amazon<\/a>, or check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.calebscharf.com\/\">Dr. Scharf&#8217;s website<\/a> for more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"298\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The-Ascent-Of-Information.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The-Ascent-Of-Information.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/The-Ascent-Of-Information-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1328\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1748-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas306calebscharf.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas306calebscharf.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas306calebscharf.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas306calebscharf.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/?powerpress_pinw=1748-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/thearmenshow\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/episodes\/tas306calebscharf.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"tas306calebscharf.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armenshirvanian.com\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data and information hits at the heart of what is growing over time in the public domain. Dr. Caleb Scharf, Director of Astrobiology at Columbia University , covers this topic from books to bits in his latest book The Ascent Of Information: Books, Bits, Genes, Machines, and Life&#8217;s Unending Algorithm. 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