Jul 15 2019
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The Bank of England has announced that legendary British mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing will…
Sep 26 2016
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Researchers from New Zealand have restored the very first recording ever made of computer generated music. The three…
May 5 2016
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The burgeoning industry of biological design is in the headlines every day. Yet even science journalists have had…
Sep 22 2015
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Alan Turing earned deserved fame in computing and cryptography, but he didn’t confine himself to one subject. One of…
Apr 14 2015
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Alan Turing, Engima-breaking mathematician and Benedict Cumberbatch lookalike, never wrote much during his life —…
Apr 6 2015
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Apple Watch and Android Wear is cool and everything, but the best wrist wearables are often made from Arduino boards…
Jan 24 2015
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Alan Turing was a British mathematician who both broke the infamous Enigma code, enabling Britain to stay alive…
Jan 20 2015
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A 56-page document handwritten by Alan Turing will be auctioned off in April, with part of the proceeds (it's expected to fetch over $1 million) going to charity. The manuscript dates from 1942, Turing's Enigma Code-breaking days, and contains musings on mathematics and computer science.
Dec 15 2014
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There are two movies about Alan Turing that you can watch right now: The Imitation Game and 1996's Breaking the Code.…
Dec 2 2014
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Benedict Cumberbatch, who stars as computing pioneer Alan Turing, is the best thing about the uneven period drama The…
Nov 25 2014
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The new film The Imitation Game hits theaters this weekend. But before you see Benedict Cumberbatch's brilliant…
Sep 15 2014
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The Alan Turing biopic The Imitation Game took the top prize at the Toronto International Film Festival. The festival's highest honor is the Grolsch People's Choice Winner, which is voted for by the audience. The Imitation Game stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Turing and will hit theaters November 21. [Deadline]
Sep 11 2014
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Alan Turing's life story is unequivocally a tragedy. The Imitation Game, a new biopic that focuses on his…
Aug 23 2014
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Where do a zebra's stripes, a leopard's spots and our fingers come from? The key was found years ago – by the man…
Jul 21 2014
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Alan Turing, the venerated WWII Nazi Enigma cracker and creator of the modern AI standard (whether or not it…
Jul 21 2014
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Get a first look at Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing, computer scientist, mathematician, father of artificial…
Jun 9 2014
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As many reported yesterday, a chatbot has passed the Turing Test, though under some very convenient conditions. The…
Jun 8 2014
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A Russian chatterbot named "Eugene Goostman" has become the first to pass the Turing Test – an assessment of machine…
Dec 27 2013
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The first official image from The Imitation Game has been released, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as computer…
Dec 24 2013
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