Category: Computer Science
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When Philosophy Meets Computer Science
We do more than nothing Do we live in a simulation? What is ethical? As philosophers, we receive quite some mockery because people assume we ask questions that have no answers and cannot be formalized. But what I—and many others—actually do is something quite different. We are not asking questions that cannot be answered. We…
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Weekly Problem: The Second-Chance Romance Strategy
The Problem You’ve just been through a tough breakup and are ready to start dating again. Over the next year, you’ll meet 100 potential romantic partners one by one. After meeting each person, you must immediately decide whether to commit to them or move on forever. Once you pass on someone, you can never go…
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Weekly Problem #24
Bayesian Problem: The Quality Control Dilemma Background A pharmaceutical company produces a critical medication. Historical data suggests that the production process has typically maintained a defect rate of around 2%. However, recent changes in the manufacturing process have raised concerns about whether this rate has increased. The Data In a recent batch of 100 units:…
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Weekly Problem: Knitting Patterns
Knitting Patterns: Turing Completeness and Computational Textiles Knitting Patterns as Computational Systems: Turing Completeness in Textile Production An exploration of the formal computational properties of knitting pattern languages The relationship between knitting patterns and computational systems extends beyond superficial analogy. Recent work in theoretical computer science has demonstrated that certain classes of knitting patterns constitute…
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Solution to The Happy Ending Problem
What’s This All About? Imagine playing a game where you put dots on a piece of paper. The challenge is to find dots that can be connected to make different shapes. But there’s a catch – the shapes need to be “convex” (no dents or inward angles).
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Weekly Problem no.14: Beethoven’s 5th!
Cryptophonic Challenge: Beethoven’s Victory Code The Cryptophonic Challenge: Beethoven’s Victory Code Click to Start Audio Engine 🎵 Decode the Victory Symphony Level: 1/3 Current Mission: Decode the famous rhythm that became a symbol of victory… Attempts remaining: 3 30s lockout remaining Pattern 1: • • • ― ❔ Pattern 2: ― • • • 🔒…
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Weekly Problem no.13 Vector Chase!
Here’s our weekly mathematical problem. this time in Geometry!
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Weekly Problem No.10. The Repeated Prisoner’s Dilemma
The Prisoner’s Dilemma, first formulated by Merrill Flood and Melvin Dresher in 1950 and later formalized by Albert W. Tucker, represents one of game theory’s most profound insights into human behavior and strategic decision-making. The classic scenario unfolds as follows:
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Liar! Weekly Problem
🤔 Philosopher A 🤯 Philosopher B “Let’s start our discussion about the Liar Paradox…” Next Step Reset The Liar Paradox is one of the oldest and most famous logical paradoxes, dating back to ancient Greece. In its simplest form, it’s captured in the statement: “This statement is false.” Understanding the Paradox: If we assume the…
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The Dining Philosopher’s Problem
Weekly Problem No. 6 The Dining Philosophers Problem is a classic computer science problem that illustrates challenges in resource sharing and deadlock avoidance. The Setup Five philosophers are seated around a circular table. In front of each philosopher is a plate of spaghetti, their only nourishment as they ponder life’s great mysteries. Between each pair…