Using foundational computer science theories, Colin Morris focuses on understanding trends in popular music. Borrowing from the areas of bioinformatics and compression algorithms, he shows that the lyrics... continue reading

posted by notarobot 1 month 2 weeks ago • 115 views • 14:23

Measuring time is a complicated thing. Computers, banks, and stock markets in Denmark all use UTC, the international standard: but according to the law, they shouldn't.

posted by Mordhaus 2 months ago • 302 views • 6:30

YouTube description: You can tell a lot about an animal from the way it moves, which is why scientists have been recreating the movements of an extinct crocodile-like creature called Orobates pabsti.... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 months 1 week ago • 418 views • 4:19

YouTube description: Behind the Scenes: https://youtu.be/3HABgm-UUi0 Download Skunkworks! http://www.audible.com/Smarter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION Check out Derek's video... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 months 3 weeks ago • 840 views • 11:21

"... an educational video produced by The Computer Museum and hosted by David Neil of PBS's Newton's Apple. Join David Neil and his four young companions on an entertaining and illuminating trek through... continue reading

posted by ant 5 months 4 weeks ago • 15 views • 26:32

Computer-generated videos are getting more realistic and even harder to detect thanks to deep learning and artificial intelligence. As WSJ’s Jason Bellini finds in this episode of Moving Upstream, these... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 6 months ago • 26 views

youtube- TEDx Talks Published on Sep 7, 2017 Imagine a global "Hive Mind" that can tap the knowledge, wisdom, insights, and intuitions of millions of people, and produce a super-intelligence that is... continue reading

posted by Buck 1 year 7 months 1 week ago • 111 views • 15:59

Plywood is a simple material made by glueing together thin sheets of wood, known as veneers or plies. These basic elements have remained broadly the same throughout its history. The most significant breakthrough... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 7 months 1 week ago • 1,941 views • 6:44

Computers store text (or, at least, English text) as eight bits per character. There are plenty of more efficient ways that could work: so why don't we use them? And how can we fit more text into less... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 7 months 2 weeks ago • 59 views • 6:31

YouTube: We live in an era of self driving cars, autonomous drones, deep learning algorithms, computers that beat humans at chess and go, and so on. So it’s natural to ask, will artificial superintelligence... continue reading

posted by PlayhousePals 1 year 7 months 4 weeks ago • 295 views • 4:14

Last week I made a video surrounded by old-school CRT monitors and televisions - cathode ray tubes. And I completely forgot to remove the high pitched whine they produce. Here's why: why they make that... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 9 months 2 weeks ago • 1,249 views • 4:12

YouTube: Hacking is tough, but stopping hackers can be even tougher.

posted by PlayhousePals 2 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 31 views • 8:47

Ever wondered what the Scroll Lock key is for?

posted by Vexus 2 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 744 views • 6:11

YouTube description: Cinematic worlds don't just happen. Vox's Phil Edwards spoke with Todd Marks about how they actually make the TVs and computers in movies. You can find more information here:... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 153 views • 8:27

At the Computer History Museum, in Mountain View, California, there sits a small teapot. It's the world's most famous teapot.

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 5 months ago • 917 views • 2:34

YouTube: From taking your files ransom to foiling uranium enrichment, here are five more computer viruses that you really want to avoid.

posted by PlayhousePals 2 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 630 views • 11:07

I counted a bunch, but I'm sure I missed plenty. ... I'm Daniel Shiffman, In this YouTube channel I publish "creative coding" video tutorials every week. I also answer questions during live streams! ... continue reading

posted by notarobot 2 years 7 months ago • 21 views • 1:38

Are you? From YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqN_2jDVbOU "Geordie Rose, Founder of D-Wave (recent clients are Google and NASA) believes that the power of quantum computing is that we can... continue reading

posted by chicchorea 2 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 845 views • 19:38

His girlfriend is a hell of a good sport. ------------------------------------------------------------ I made a freeze ray! Im basically a bonafide evil genius now. Freeze your cat, girlfriend, or... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 29 views • 4:36