Episode: 2487 John von Neumann’s ideas on the similarities and differences of computers and brains. Today, UH math professor Krešo Josić talks about brains, computers, and John von Neumann.

Unlike his much more famous colleague Albert Einstein, John von Neumann is not a household name these days, but his discoveries shape the possibilities of life for every creature on this planet. As a ...

Northwestern Engineering’s Jorge Nocedal has been awarded the 2024 John von Neumann Prize, the highest honor bestowed by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). Nocedal, Walter P.

Analysis suggests that the two pioneers of quantum mechanics, Niels Bohr and John von Neumann, may have had more similar views than previously thought regarding the nature of quantum systems, and the ...

After nearly four decades at William & Mary, Ferguson Professor of Mathematics Chi-Kwong Li is preparing for a new chapter.

IT IS a curious and morbid fact that some of the 20th century’s most talented scientists died by suicide or experienced mental breakdowns so severe that they had to leave their fields altogether. One ...

Inspiration for space exploration can come from all corners. One of the most inspiring, or terrifying, sources of inspiration for some in space exploration came from computer science expert John von ...

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. One of the key figures behind this world-shattering event was the mathematician and physicist John ...

Episode: 2487 John von Neumann’s ideas on the similarities and differences of computers and brains. Today, UH math professor Krešo Josić talks about brains, computers and John von Neumann.