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| | Another proof idea using finite automata Steve Cook proved three landmark theorems with 1971 dates. The first has been called a "surprising theorem": that any deterministic pushdown automaton with two-way input tape can be simulated in linear time by a random-access machine. This implies that string matching can be done in linear time, which inspired...
| | quantumfrontiers.com
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| | A great childhood memory that I have comes from first playing "The Incredible Machine" on PC in the early 90's. For those not in the know, this is a physics-based puzzle game about building Rube Goldberg style contraptions to achieve given tasks. What made this game a standout for me was the freedom that it...
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| | (see also pdf version) Quantum computing is one of the most exciting developments of computer science in the last decades. But this concept is not without its critics, often known as "quantum computing skeptics" or "skeptics" for short. The debate on quantum computing can sometimes confuse the physical and mathematical aspects of this question,...
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| AI is being used in exciting ways to bridge educational divides, and AI-powered nonprofits are creating a roadmap for what the future of education may hold.