From the ancient world and moon landings to Dr Who and Sherlock Holmes; special guest Bobby Seagull joins Professors Sue Black OBE and Gordon Love as they talk about their passion for Boolean algebra - taking a look at the impact the mathematician, philosopher and logician had on the dawn on the information age.

Also in this episode, Durham’s Head of Computer Science explains the science behind how Boole developed the idea of logic into a mathematical context – and helped to change the world!

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100 Moments that Rocked Computer Science is a Why did the Chicken? production for Durham University.