Angle Brackets Computerphile

Summary

How are encryption standards constants chosen? Dr Mike Pound explains these not-so-magic numbers. Another home computer hits the big 3 0 ! But even if you've never heard of it, the Acorn Archimedes is the reason the ARM chip ... Audible free book: audible.com/ How well sorted is your algorithm? Choosing the right method to sort numbers has a huge effect on how quickly a computer can ... XOR encryption is flawed. Professor Brailsford explains the zig-zag method that can reveal the precious key stream. Fishy Codes ... Mathematics once again meets Computer Science as Professor Altenkirch continues to discuss Type Theory Thanks to Lily the ... How does instant messaging encryption protect against attack? Dr Mike Pound on the double ratchet. Diffie Hellman Key ... An oldie but a goodie, Dr Mike Pound revisits the Log-Jam attack. Original Log Jam paper: bit.ly/C_LogJamPaper Thanks to ... Why can't floating point do money? It's a brilliant solution for speed of calculations in the computer, but how and why does moving ... RISC processors kept things simple, but when do you need to make your hardware more complicated and when can you leave it ... Learn more and apply to Jane Street's WiSE program in New York, London or Hong Kong: ... How do you compute a massive number raised to the power of another huge number, modulo something else? Dr Mike Pound ... The story of recursion continues as Professor Brailsford explains one of the most difficult programs to compute: Ackermann's ...