From the Vault: P vs. NP
June 09, 2018 07:00
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What does it mean to solve a problem in our universe? That's a trickier
question than you might think, with some fairly high-stakes ramifications in
the worlds of computing and even philosophy. In this episode of Stuff to Blow
Your Mind, Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick explore the inherent logic of
problem-solving in our universe, with some attention to a special example of
an outstanding problem in computer science: P vs. NP. (Originally published
April 12, 2016)
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What does it mean to solve a problem in our universe? That's a trickier
question than you might think, with some fairly high-stakes ramifications in
the worlds of computing and even philosophy. In this episode of Stuff to Blow
Your Mind, Robert Lamb and Joe McCormick explore the inherent logic of
problem-solving in our universe, with some attention to a special example of
an outstanding problem in computer science: P vs. NP. (Originally published
April 12, 2016)
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