Category: Humanities Informatics
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8 metamathematical notions to serve a HyperModern World, by Alexis Clancy
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A Proposal for Developing Quantum Computing in Software, by Alan N. Shapiro
I believe that the invention of a new computer science, one more powerful than that which presently exists, is possible; a more powerful computer science that often goes by the name of Artificial Intelligence.
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Transforming Computer Science into a Humanities Subject, by Alan N. Shapiro
In his book What Science Offers the Humanities: Integrating Body and Culture, Slingerland argues persuasively that the “French theory” which has dominated university humanities studies in recent decades has serious flaws – like disembodiment and cultural relativism – that need to be corrected by infusions from the cognitive and natural sciences.
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Towards a New Computer Science: Instantiate a Much Richer Software Instance
In this group of 5 coding projects, the core operations of the Limerick Metric will be developed. Where does the New Computer Science stand in relation to the prevailing software development paradigm of Object-Orientation (UML, C++, Java, etc.) ? The New Computer Science both respects and radicalizes Object-Orientation.
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The Answer to the Question of Artificial Life
Artificial Life is an emerging movement within computer science which has as its goal to make software that is more “alive” rather than mechanistic. This goal is similar to our goal. However, Artificial Life has overlooked something very important and obvious. It has overlooked that “vitality” already exists in knowledge fields and in creative arts.