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SUMMARY:Bits with Soul - Professor Simon Peyton Jones\, University of Camb
 ridge
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CONTACT:Janet Gibson
DESCRIPTION:When people think of codes\, coding\, and computers\, they oft
 en think of socially challenged nerds like me\, writing "code" (whatever t
 hat might be) in a darkened basement\, all soulless ones and zeros and glo
 wing screens. But in fact computer science (the study of information\, com
 putation\, and communication) gives us an enormously rich new lens through
  which to look at and explore the world.  By encoding everything in the sa
 me\, digital bits\, we can mechanise the analysis and transformation of th
 at information\; we can explore it in ways that are simply inaccessible to
  manual techniques\; we can engage our creativity to write programs whose 
 complexity rivals the most sophisticated artefacts that human beings have 
 produced -- and yet fit on a USB drive\; we can even learn from data in wa
 ys that have made "ChatGPT" into a verb practically overnight.\n\nGiven ho
 w closely digital technology is interwoven in our lives\, having a viscera
 l sense of how this stuff works\, what it can do well\, and how it can fai
 l\, is essential for us to survive and thrive\, and should be part of ever
 y child's education.\n\nIn my talk I will share some of the joy\, beauty\,
  and creativity of computer science. This is serious\, because it impinges
  on our daily lives.  But it is also rich\, beautiful\, and fun.
LOCATION:Lady Mitchell Hall\, Sidgwick Avenue
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