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Ran Levi The Mysterious Stranger – Part 1
The Mysterious Stranger – Part 1
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 - Ran Levi
In 1712, a mysterious stranger stepped into the quiet town of Gera, Germany. The man brought a peculiar machine: a thick...

Israel Beniaminy The Other Meaning of 'Computer Science'
The Other Meaning of 'Computer Science'
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 - Israel Beniaminy
If scientific research programs were movies, computers would always be cast as the sidekick: essential to the plot’s...

Ran Levi The Wave That Changed Science
The Wave That Changed Science
Monday, March 3rd, 2008 - Ran Levi
Over the centuries many sailors described seeing huge ocean waves, monsters of the seas that towered to heights of 30 meters...

Dr. Boaz Tamir What is Adiabatic Computation?
What is Adiabatic Computation?
Monday, January 21st, 2008 - Dr. Boaz Tamir
The adiabatic computation stresses the deep and mysterious connection between physics and mathematics. Using a principle of...

Israel Beniaminy Creativity – The Last Human Stronghold?
Creativity – The Last Human Stronghold?
Monday, December 24th, 2007 - Israel Beniaminy
Humans are better than machines. However, the advantages of humans over machines have been in steady retreat – we gave up on...

Dr. Anthony Travis 19th Century High-Tech
19th Century High-Tech
Monday, November 12th, 2007 - Dr. Anthony Travis
While High-Tech is a modern term, the archetypal activity is less so. In fact, the first high-tech era began around 1860...

Israel Beniaminy Don't Burn the Cat
Don't Burn the Cat
Monday, October 8th, 2007 - Israel Beniaminy
Imagine asking a computer program for advice on how to get rid of the cat's fleas. The software loads all the information it...

Iddo Genuth TFOT Launches its New Forums
TFOT Launches its New Forums
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 - Iddo Genuth
Today The Future of Things is proud to open its new forums. Covering science, technology and futurism we shall try and...

Dr. Boaz Tamir What is a quantum computer?
What is a quantum computer?
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 - Dr. Boaz Tamir
In quantum computation we use quantum physics to compute. The use of physics in computation raises some deep philosophical...

Israel Beniaminy Do we Think they Think?
Do we Think they Think?
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007 - Israel Beniaminy
"The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim"...

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