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Tag Archives: Lance Fortnow
How does professor Lance Fortnow use Twitter?
Lance “P NP” Fortnow explains his usage of Twitter. Jason Ruspini and David Pennock should listen.
Posted in Information Technology
Tagged blogging, Information Technology, Lance Fortnow, micro-blogging, Social Networks, Twitter
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What is computer science and what is complexity theory?
And what is computer complexity? “In a complex world, it is better to keep it simple.”
Research scientist Lance Fortnow infiltrates the New York Times with a computational complexity problem nobody but egg heads can comprehend.
Whether or not P equals NP.
Posted in Research, Science
Tagged algebraic geometry, Computational Complexity, computer science, Lance Fortnow
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Unlike every other academic field, computer science uses conferences rather than journals as the main publication venue.
Lance Fortnow: While this made sense for a young discipline, our field has matured and the conference model has fractured the discipline and skewered it toward short-term, deadline-driven research. Computer science should refocus the conference system on its primary purpose … Continue reading
Posted in Research, Science
Tagged academia, academics, computer science, conferences, journals, Lance Fortnow, professors, researchers, Science
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Lance Fortnow rants against the too many conferences on computer science.
Lance Fortnow (PDF file): Our conference systems forces researchers to focus too heavily on quick, technical and safe papers instead of considering broader and newer ideas. Meanwhile we have focused much of our time and money on conferences where we … Continue reading
Prof Lance, please, adjust the sound.
Posted in Humor, People
Tagged Computational Complexity, Humor, Information Technology, Lance Fortnow
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Lance Fortnow’s daughter loved it, so David Pennock’s daughter will love it too.
How to download Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s documentary film, HOME
Guess who is on Twitter.
Prof Lance Fortnow. His buddy, our good doctor David Pennock, will soon “follow” Lance Fortnow’s steps, and manage a Twitter account, I bet.
Computational Complexity + Statistical Modeling
http://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/ New URL —adjust your bookmark immediately. A much more interesting blog than Overcoming Whatever. I read it in tandem with Andrew Gelman’s blog (on modeling), which is equally awesome and instructive.