Computational fields of study
Computational biology refers to the use of data analysis, mathematical modeling and computational simulations to understand biological systems and relationships. An intersection of computer science, biology, and big data, the field also has foundations in applied mathematics, chemistry, and genetics.
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Artificial Intelligence
Melvyn Bragg discusses artificial intelligence and whether a computer could imitate the operations of the human mind.
8 December 2005
Featuring: Jon Agar, Alison Adam, Igor Aleksander
Artificial Intelligence
Melvyn Bragg discusses artificial intelligence and whether a computer could imitate the operations of the human mind.
8 December 2005
Featuring: Jon Agar, Alison Adam, Igor Aleksander
Chaos Theory
Melvyn Bragg discusses how Chaos Theory has affected our understanding of the universe and whether there might be an inherent order behind the fluctuations of the stock market or the British weather.
16 May 2002
Featuring: Susan Greenfield, David Papineau, Neil Johnson