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The Imitation Game

December 27, 2014April 2, 2020 / rung2diotimasladder / 19 Comments

Now I have the right to write about The Imitation Game, which I saw in the theaters last night. Spoiler alert. Those of you who read my post about Alan Turing will remember that I expected this portrayal to come across as Sherlock II, and I have to say it mostly did, except Cumberbatch makes … Continue reading The Imitation Game

The Life of Alan Turing

December 7, 2014December 8, 2014 / rung2diotimasladder / 17 Comments

The other night I watched Codebreaker, a documentary based on the life of mathematician, Alan Turing, widely considered to be the the father of computer science. I didn't know anything about his life. In fact, I didn't really know much about his work either, other than references to the Turing test for AI. Turns out his … Continue reading The Life of Alan Turing

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