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The power of ants
Find out how ants have inspired a class of cutting-edge algorithms designed to solve complex real-world problems.
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The power of ants
Find out how these humble animals have inspired computer algorithms to solve complex real-world problems.
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Pure maths in crisis?
Proof is the essence of mathematics. But is the standard of proof in research maths really as high as mathematicians would like to believe?
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Machine learning: Is it ethical?
Should machines be allowed to make decisions that impact people's lives?
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Will machine learning replace mathematicians?
Will sophisticated algorithms one day replace mathematicians?
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What is machine learning?
Find out how a little bit of maths can enable a machine to learn from experience.
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Robots to play games with
Chess computers were one of the first step towards developing a form of AI. Here's a brief history.
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Rise of the machines?
What is machine learning, what can it do, and is it ethical?
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A conversation with Stephen Cook
We talk to pioneering mathematician Stephen Cook, who came up with the concept of NP-complete problems, about his work, computer science, and artificial intelligence.
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What's your problem?
There are problems that are easy to solve in theory, but impossible to solve in practice. Intrigued? Then join us on a journey through the world of complexity, all the way to the famous P versus NP conjecture.
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Clocks to the rescue!
Leslie Lamport explains how he used logical clocks to set history straight in distributed systems.
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Violating causality
Leslie Lamport explains how an understanding of special relativity helped him realise how to order events in computer science, and enabled the development of distributed computing.