I thought you might appreciate this choice of subject.
Ah yes, that pattern on his tie is generally described as a labyrinth, now that you mention it. I was all about codes and code breaking when I was 8, and have always had a weak spot for number theory. For me it's the Turing Test which blows me away and shows conclusively that he was a genius! It's a beautiful paper.
Did you know that the Olympic torch relay stopped at his statue at Blenchley Park?
At U of T they developed a computer language I learned as an undergrad: Turing.
This was fascinating - what an amazing guy! And such drama: scientist, war hero, tragic figure, deep thinker... its like the stuff of movies.
BTW, the Wikipedia page on the Turing Test made me chuckle in several places, specifically the section on the limitations of the test (it does not measure intelligence/not all human interaction is intelligent/not all intelligence is human...). So diplomatic!
Definitely! In fact, they've made more than one (for instance Breaking the Code, Codebreaker, though Enigma was criticized for leaving Turing out). There is a planned biopic called 'The Imitation Game' (Turing's own name for what we now call the Turing Test) staring Leonardo DiCaprio.
Ah yes, "unintelligent human behaviour" is quite understated.
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I'm particularly taken with how his tie suggests a puzzle too. :D
A personal hero, but then, amongst other things, code breaking has always fascinated me.
In an episode of POI, a computer expert went under the alias of Turing and it delighted me.
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Ah yes, that pattern on his tie is generally described as a labyrinth, now that you mention it. I was all about codes and code breaking when I was 8, and have always had a weak spot for number theory. For me it's the Turing Test which blows me away and shows conclusively that he was a genius! It's a beautiful paper.
Did you know that the Olympic torch relay stopped at his statue at Blenchley Park?
At U of T they developed a computer language I learned as an undergrad: Turing.
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BTW, the Wikipedia page on the Turing Test made me chuckle in several places, specifically the section on the limitations of the test (it does not measure intelligence/not all human interaction is intelligent/not all intelligence is human...). So diplomatic!
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Ah yes, "unintelligent human behaviour" is quite understated.
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Jesus... is there anything that people aren't trying to cast Leo in????
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I do not think Leo needs to worry about employment opportunities.
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