{"id":2052,"date":"2021-01-26T16:43:21","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T16:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/soc-employability\/?p=2052"},"modified":"2021-01-26T16:43:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T16:43:21","slug":"great-ideas-from-computer-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/soc-employability\/2021\/01\/26\/great-ideas-from-computer-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Ideas from Computer Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

A series of free online lectures from Gresham College by Professor Richard Harvey<\/p>\n

Free online lecture series\u00a0Great Ideas from Computer Science:<\/a><\/p>\n

An Introduction to Programs<\/a><\/div>\n
Professor Richard Harvey<\/div>\n
Tues 2 Feb, 6pm-7pm online (or watch later)<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.gresham.ac.uk\/lectures-and-events\/programs-intro<\/a><\/div>\n
Niklaus Wirth said Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs. But programs are more than that. They are ubiquitous in modern life, but only a tiny minority of the population know how to program. Programmers, coders or developers are therefore seen as the most rarefied of individuals \u2013 disconnected from society yet with enormous influence and power.
\nThis lecture examines what programming is, who invented it, and how it is changing to better represent the needs of modern society<\/div>\n
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Artificial Intelligence And Humour<\/a><\/div>\n
Yorick Wilks, Visiting Professor of AI<\/div>\n
Tues 23 Feb 1pm-2pm online (or watch later)<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.gresham.ac.uk\/lectures-and-events\/ai-humour<\/a><\/div>\n
Could AI replace stand-up comedians and scriptwriters? This may not be an impossible dream if you accept that nothing we do is forever beyond the scope of computer modelling.
\nThis lecture explores attempts to create jokes from rules, and programs that create not-quite-relevant responses that hearers can make meaningful and comic. Will computers ever tell good jokes?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Computers: A History<\/a><\/div>\n
Professor Richard Harvey<\/div>\n
Tues 9 Mar, 6pm-7pm online (or watch later)<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.gresham.ac.uk\/lectures-and-events\/computer-history<\/a><\/div>\n
Even the most humdrum of electrical devices nowadays contains at least one computer; yet surprisingly few people are aware of their history, their form or function.
\nIn this talk we will see that not only is the history of computers rich and diverse, their architecture likewise. Astonishingly, all the computers ever made can be modelled by one universal machine \u2013 the Turing machine.<\/div>\n
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Networks: The Internet and Beyond<\/a><\/div>\n
Professor Richard Harvey<\/div>\n
Tues, 20 Apr, 6pm-7pm online (or watch later)<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.gresham.ac.uk\/lectures-and-events\/networks-beyond<\/a><\/div>\n
Networks were seen as a rather arcane and dull area in computer science. Then along came the internet, and everything changed for ever. The internet is actually an amalgam of a number of disparate technologies that evolved at just the right time, indeed several of the key technologies were far from optimal.
\nIn this lecture we will look at a bit of internet history, show how it works now and look towards the future.<\/div>\n
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The Future of Computer Security<\/a><\/div>\n
Professor Richard Harvey<\/div>\n
Tues, 25 May 6pm-7pm online (or watch later)<\/div>\n
https:\/\/www.gresham.ac.uk\/lectures-and-events\/computer-security<\/a><\/div>\n
It is now easier to breach the security of people\u2019s personal and business lives than perhaps at any time in recent human history. Technology has brought unimaginable speed, scale and reach to hackers. This lecture looks at the consequences of technology on privacy and security, and considers what options there are for the future, including new technologies and regulations such as blockchain and the right to privacy.<\/div>\n
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