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How Computation Has Transformed Practically Everything

May 26th, 2011 / in big science, conference reports, research horizons / by Erwin Gianchandani

As we’ve noted in this space before, MIT — as part of its 150th anniversary celebration — recently sponsored a series of symposia exploring key interdisciplinary research questions and directions. One that’s of particular interest was titled “Computation and the Transformation of Practically Everything,” and touched on how computer science is changing the world:

Computation and the Transformation of Practically Everything traced the evolution of the information age and celebrate MIT’s role in it. The event brought together early and recent pioneers from a variety of fields to review the role computation has played in the past and present and to explore frontiers that lie ahead.

We’ve created a webpage linking to videos of some of the best talks:

MIT150: Computation and the Transformation of Practically Everything

(Contributed by Erwin Gianchandani, CCC Director)

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