Computerphile

Computerphile

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Computerphile episodes

  • Virtual Machines Power the Cloud - Computerphile

    The number of virtual machines has swelled due to cloud computing & changes to the X86 processor, but what are Virtual Machines and how do they run legacy software alongside cutting edge code? Derek McAuley explains.

    Punch Card Programming: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG2M4ttzBnY
    Encryption and Security Agencies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWeVOXpTOhk
    CERN Computing Centre (and mouse farm): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0MgJFGL5jg

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    This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

    Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: http://bit.ly/nottscomputer

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    14 min
  • Do Computer Scientists Prefer Tea or Coffee? (Microphone Sound Check Question 2025) - Computerphile

    Whenever we're setting up to record a video we ask a question to get the contributor to talk so we can check their microphone is working and set a level for recording. Traditionally, people ask 'what did you have for breakfast?' - we ask something different each year!

    Make sure you suggest your 2026 soundcheck question by commenting on the video!

    Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphile

    This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

    Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at https://www.bradyharanblog.com

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    14 min
  • Encryption and Security Agencies - Computerphile

    News stories surface every day about how National Security Agencies have broken encryption, but what is media 'hype' and what's the truth? - Richard Mortier explains.

    Security of Data on Disk - Computerphile
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SSSMi4X_mA

    Characters, Symbols and the Unicode Miracle
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MijmeoH9LT4

    Random Numbers - Numberphile
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxP30euw3-0

    Encryption and HUGE numbers - Numberphile
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7kEpw1tn50

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    This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

    Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: http://bit.ly/nottscomputer

    Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. See the full list of Brady's video projects at: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

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    9 min
  • LLMs and Newcomb's Problem - Computerphile

    Newcomb's Problem is a thought experiment which, on the surface, seems obvious, but what if you're trying it out on your identical twin? Which choice is best? Aric Floyd demonstrates it, then tries it on Anthropic's Claude, which doesn't always play ball!

    Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphile

    This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

    Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at https://www.bradyharanblog.com

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    25 min
  • How Intelligent is Artificial Intelligence? - Computerphile

    How far have we come with Artificial Intelligence? Are there intelligent machines, or have we changed the world to allow dumb machines to behave intelligently?

    Luciano Floridi is Professor of Philosophy and Ethics of Information at the University of Oxford. He is Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute and Fellow of St Cross College. He was previously Professor of Philosophy and UNESCO Chair in Information and Computer Ethics at the University of Hertfordshire.

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    This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

    Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. See the full list of Brady's video projects at: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

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    9 min
  • Implementing Passkeys in Practice - Computerphile

    Build your own passkey system like Mike! -- Check out Brilliant for free at https://brilliant.org/computerphile/ (30-day free trial and 20% discount on premium subscription... episode sponsor) -- More links in full description below ↓↓↓

    Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphile

    This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

    Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at https://www.bradyharanblog.com

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    20 min
  • Gesture Controls - Computerphile

    How are gesture controls turned into game commands? How can these gestures aid people in rehabilitation? Nottingham Trent University's Interactive Systems Research Group show us their work with wii and kinect technologies.

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    This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

    Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. See the full list of Brady's video projects at: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

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    13 min
  • Generating 3D Models with Diffusion - Computerphile

    When the 3D dataset is too small to create models of frogs on stilts we have to think of a different way - Lewis Stuart is based at the University of Nottingham and explains how you can use 2D diffusion to create 3D models.

    Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphile

    This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

    Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at https://www.bradyharanblog.com

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    23 min
  • Characters, Symbols and the Unicode Miracle - Computerphile

    Audible free book: http://www.audible.com/computerphile
    Representing symbols, characters and letters that are used worldwide is no mean feat, but unicode managed it - how? Tom Scott explains how the web has settled on a standard.

    More from Tom Scott: http://www.youtube.com/user/enyay and https://twitter.com/tomscott

    EXTRA BITS: http://youtu.be/qBex3IDaUbU
    Data Security: http://youtu.be/4SSSMi4X_mA

    http://www.facebook.com/computerphile
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    This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

    Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. See the full list of Brady's video projects at: http://bit.ly/bradychannels

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    14 min
  • Network Basics - Transport Layer and User Datagram Protocol Explained - Computerphile

    Breaking the network layer model into pieces, starting top-down, Richard G Clegg of Queen Mary University London explains the 'bargain bucket' of networking!

    Computerphile is supported by Jane Street. Learn more about them (and exciting career opportunities) at: https://jane-st.co/computerphile

    This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley.

    Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at https://www.bradyharanblog.com

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    22 min

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