Wolfgang Pauli Lectures by Avi Wigderson
The Wolfgang Pauli Lectures in 2012 are devoted to mathematics: The Israeli mathematician Avi Wigderson examines the world’s major problems from a computer scientist’s point of view, exploring in depth the frontiers of human and computer knowledge.
«The advent of computation theory, followed by computing practice, has completely revolutionized our lives», says Avi Wigderson.
http://www.ethlife.ethz.ch/archive_articles/120430_PauliLectures_mf/index_EN
Lectures
- First lecture: 7 May, 20:15 hrs
The “P vs. NP” Problem: Efficient Computation, Internet Security, and the Limits to Human Knowledge
Abstract: - Second lecture: 8 May, 20:15 hrs
Cryptography: Secrets and Lies, Knowledge and Trust - Third lecture: 10 May, 20:15 hrs
Randomness – the Utility of Unpredictability
Recordings
The above Wolfgang Pauli lectures are recorded by the IT Services division ITS MMS:
http://www.multimedia.ethz.ch/speakers/pauli/2012
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