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The Life of Alan Turing

EPISODE · Oct 4, 2015 · 1H

The Life of Alan Turing

from Spark Science · host Dr. Regina Barber DeGraaff - Western Washington University

In this episode we talk about the great mathematician, cryptanalyst and social guy Alan Turing.  We are joined by famed author George Dyson who recently wrote Turing's Cathedral: The Origin of the Digital Universe.   We hope you enjoy listening to our opinions on the movie The Imitation Game, life in academia and conspiracy theories. Pictures from our interview on Instagram @sparkscience. Image Courtesy of George Dyson

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