Listen to the First Music Ever Made With a Computer
Researchers from New Zealand have restored the very first recording ever made of computer generated music. The three…
Bio-Engineering Is a Lot Less Dystopian When It Looks Like an Acid Trip
The burgeoning industry of biological design is in the headlines every day. Yet even science journalists have had…
One of Alan Turing's Predictions Came True in the Weirdest Way Possible
Alan Turing earned deserved fame in computing and cryptography, but he didn’t confine himself to one subject. One of…
Alan Turing's Hidden Manuscript Just Sold For $1 Million
Alan Turing, Engima-breaking mathematician and Benedict Cumberbatch lookalike, never wrote much during his life —…
An Alan Turing Fan Made an Enigma Machine for Your Wrist
Apple Watch and Android Wear is cool and everything, but the best wrist wearables are often made from Arduino boards…
Alan Turing's Hidden Manuscripts Are Up For Auction
Alan Turing was a British mathematician who both broke the infamous Enigma code, enabling Britain to stay alive during…
A 56-page document handwritten by Alan Turing will be auctioned off in April, with part of the proceeds (it's expected…
Which Alan Turing Movie Really Captures The Father Of Computer Science?
There are two movies about Alan Turing that you can watch right now: The Imitation Game and 1996's Breaking the Code. Bu…
Cumberbatch Nails It, But The Imitation Game Still Disappoints
Benedict Cumberbatch, who stars as computing pioneer Alan Turing, is the best thing about the uneven period drama The…
Ask the Author of Alan Turing: The Enigma Anything
The new film The Imitation Game hits theaters this weekend. But before you see Benedict Cumberbatch's brilliant…
The Imitation Game Review: A Stirring Look at Turing's Tragic Life
Alan Turing's life story is unequivocally a tragedy. The Imitation Game, a new biopic that focuses on his…
How The Zebra Got Its Stripes, With Alan Turing
Where do a zebra's stripes, a leopard's spots and our fingers come from? The key was found years ago – by the man who…
Here's the First, Full-Length Trailer for the Alan Turing Biopic
Alan Turing, the venerated WWII Nazi Enigma cracker and creator of the modern AI standard (whether or not it actually…
Benedict Cumberbatch Is Alan Turing In The First Imitation Game Trailer
Get a first look at Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing, computer scientist, mathematician, father of artificial…
Why The Turing Test Is Bullshit
As many reported yesterday, a chatbot has passed the Turing Test, though under some very convenient conditions. The…
A Chatbot Has 'Passed' The Turing Test For The First Time
A Russian chatterbot named "Eugene Goostman" has become the first to pass the Turing Test – an assessment of machine…
Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing, the Father of Computer Science
The first official image from The Imitation Game has been released, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as computer…
The Greatest Fictional Versions of Alan Turing
Take a moment away from your computer screen, and give some props to Alan Turing, the code-breaking badass who helped…