In which fields do we graze? (Edtl.)

Some of our members argue that should the application of Information Theory to other specialized fields be left to their specialists and the interests of PGIT not extend to fields other than radio and wire communication, then PGIT would be a purely academic and theoretical group with no interests in any but the general, universally applicable, mathematical procedures. We have heard the opposite views expressed also, namely that PGIT should encourage the extension of the theorems to other general fields and broaden the scope of PGIT to include the interests of Psychology, Biology, and other branches of the "Arts and Sciences." In so doing, it is argued, PGIT becomes a creative group in advancing the theory of information and in assisting other Professional Groups. Thus, by disseminating information of other fields which may be required for the over-all solution of the problem of communication from one subjective sensory terminal to another (the over-all "brain-to- brain" terminals), a raison d??etre is established for us. At least one more group feels that PGIT should confine itself to adapting the generic developments of Information Theory to the specific field of radio, electronics, and wire communication, foregoing all ties with computers, television, telemetry, management, automation, or circuit theory. It would be interesting to obtain the views of PGIT members with regard to the proper bounds of our interests and activities, for without such expression, proper direction cannot be achieved.