One of the things I didn’t expect to miss at university was doing school maths challenges. There is something very strange about sitting in front of a problem that does not immediately make sense. No obvious method, or a nice worked example hiding in the back of the book. Just your brain, a question that … Continue reading On the Joy of Problem Solving
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Measuring by Eye
Let it (Not) Burn I think my first memory of cooking involves burning pasta. Bronze DofE practice expedition, some random field in Cerne Abbas in Dorset, and camping stove that looked like it had seen war. All I had to do was boil pasta, and I can vividly recall the dawning realisation that I had … Continue reading Measuring by Eye
Now You See It: The Wonder of Lenticular Printing
Showing up to lectures early comes with perks beyond just getting good seats. Most mornings on my way in to one of the lecture halls, I walk past one particular poster (the thumbnail of this post) which captures the beautiful shifting image of particle collision. Until recently, I'd never really thought about how or why that happened, or that process even had a name: lenticular printing. Inevitably, it had to become one of my posts, and true to form, here's my attempt at explaining it without it (hopefully) sounding like a boring Physics textbook.
Can a Machine ever be Conscious?
Introduction This post is adapted from a 5000-word essay I wrote for my sixth-form research project discussing whether a machine could ever be conscious. If you’re curious, a link to the full essay PDF with references is attached at the end of this blog.1 My blog doesn’t intend to dive straight into number crunching or … Continue reading Can a Machine ever be Conscious?