100 Moments That Rocked Computer Science

With the recent launch of the new £50 note featuring Alan Turing – what better time for us to be joined by his nephew, Sir Dermot Turing as he talks to Professor Sue Black OBE - who led the campaign to save Bletchley Park! Dermot provides a truly insightful background into his uncle’s computational model that created a brand new branch of mathematics and had such a lasting impact on computer science. He also discusses Turing’s remarkable code-breaking work at Bletchley Park in WW2 which helped to fundamentally shift the outcome of the conflict. Also in this episode, the team reveal how the Turing machine was the blueprint for the digital computer we all know and rely on so much today. You can email your suggestions for moments for Sue and Gordon to look at using [email protected] For those interested in studying Computer Science at Durham, visit https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/computer-science/ to find out how you can apply. If you enjoyed this episode please do three lovely things for us - like, subscribe and tell a friend! 100 Moments that Rocked Computer Science is a Why did the Chicken? production for Durham University.

It’s the series finale and what a way to end an incredible first series! This week Professors Sue Black OBE and Gordon Love welcome Megan Smith, Barack Obama’s ex CTO, to discuss the emergence of civic technology and the huge potential for good it can have on society and economies plus her brilliant work with the then US President, big data challenges, the increasing problem of bias in AI. Also in this episode, Sue and Gordon take a look at some of the forerunners and shining examples in this social revolution and how it’s shaping the landscape of the future. You can email your suggestions for moments for Sue and Gordon to look at using [email protected] For those interested in studying Computer Science at Durham, visit: https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/computer-science/ to find out how you can apply. If you enjoyed this episode please do three lovely things for us - like, subscribe and tell a friend! 100 Moments that Rocked Computer Science is a Why did the Chicken? production for Durham University.

Welcome to our new series - with Professor Sue Black OBE, two of our very own Computer Science students, and an incredible line up of industry pioneers and tech royalty as guests!!! Launching soon, this series takes a look at some more of the fundamental developments and advances that have changed and shaped the world we live in today. Listen now to the team and guests Tom Ilube CBE, Dame Steve Shirley, Jacky Wright, Lopa Patel MBE, Priya Lakhani OBE and Jimmy Wales as they give a glimpse of what's to come...

This week, Sue is joined by Microsoft CDO and Corporate Vice President and the UK’s most influential Black person for 2021, Jacky Wright. Together they delve into this forth industrial revolution and take a look at the part mobile data and technology has to play in supporting diversity and inclusion. Meanwhile, our newest members of the team, Kaal and Quentin, talk about life before mobile data and how it can be a power for good in the future. You can email your suggestions for moments for Sue, Kaal and Quentin to look at using [email protected] For those interested in studying Computer Science at Durham University, visit our website to find out more: https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/computer-science/ If you enjoyed this episode, please do three lovely things for us - like, subscribe and tell a friend! 100 Moments that Rocked Computer Science is a Why did the Chicken? production for Durham University.

This week, the team are joined by Priya Lakhani OBE, and you won’t fail to be won over by Priya’s energy and passion as she joins Sue and the team! From early disruptors such as Amazon, to modern day giants like Uber, Priya shares her thoughts and insights into the nimbleness of new entrants into their markets and the ongoing impact they are having on the way we all live our lives. Plus, the huge impact AI has had on education with her latest venture. Quentin talks through the advances of disruptors, how they make our lives easier but also the ethical issues associated with many operating models, while Kaal take a look at how the continued rise could see benefits for some of our largest organisations including health and the NHS! You can email your suggestions for moments for Sue, Kaal and Quentin to look at using [email protected] For those interested in studying Computer Science at Durham University, visit our website to find out more: https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/computer-science/ If you enjoyed this episode, please do three lovely things for us - like, subscribe and tell a friend! 100 Moments that Rocked Computer Science is a Why did the Chicken? production for Durham University.