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SUMMARY:Exploring Compression and the Aesthetics of Creativity - Mark Bedw
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DTSTART:20120227T150000Z
DTEND:20120227T160000Z
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CONTACT:Microsoft Research Cambridge Talks Admins
DESCRIPTION:Lossless compression algorithms such as that due to Lempel\, Z
 iv and Welch compress data by identifying exact symbol matches with sequen
 ces of historical data. For certain types of data more effective compressi
 on can be achieved by looking for approximate matches and storing both the
  pointer to the historical sequence and the (simple) algorithm for transfo
 rming it into the new sequence. Decomposing sequences into such variations
 -on-a-theme seems tantalisingly similar to the way humans perceive pattern
 s\, for example\, when listening to music. In this talk I present a brief 
 and informal exploration of what we mean by a pattern and how it may provi
 de a connection between compression and creativity.
LOCATION:Large lecture theatre\, Microsoft Research Ltd\, 7 J J Thomson Av
 enue (Off Madingley Road)\, Cambridge
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