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Are you familiar with knot theory? Apparently former NASA physicist Thad Roberts derived the charge of the electron from the hyperbolic figure-eight knot. He recommended using Mathematica to verify.
Why does computer code involve math? Why isn't it just a set of linear instructions that sometimes hop around, like a choose-your-own-adventure book?
What type of computer logic is most efficient (binary, ternary, ...)?
I hear that all Boolean functions can be constructed from only NAND. Is this true of any other simple Boolean function?
Why does NAND realize NAND?
Why are we only considering first-order derivatives of position (velocity) and second order (acceleration)? Why are higher-order derivatives apparently not relative?
What is the derivative of acceleration called?
Do you think emotions will emerge out of intelligence? If computer scientists continue to make general AI, do you think the more "general" or "intelligent" it gets, the more "emotional" it will get?
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