Thomas Cormen on The CLRS Textbook, P=NP and Computer Algorithms | Philosophical Trials #7

Thomas Cormen is a world-renowned Computer Scientist, famous for co-writing the indispensable 'Introduction to Algorithms' textbook. He is currently a professor at Dartmouth College and former Chairman of the Dartmouth College Department of Computer Science. In 2013 he wrote a wonderful algorithmic book aimed at nonexperts which is entitled 'Algorithms Unlocked'. Professor Cormen also is well-known online for being Top Writer on Quora on numerous years, most recently in 2018. He is a great communicator of Computer Science and I hope you will enjoy the following conversation!

Outline:

00:00 Intro
00:16 The story of CLRS plus remarks on the 4th edition
11:39 Relationships between Competitive Programming, Software Engineering and academic Computer Science
13:16 What makes an algorithm beautiful?
16:33 Thoughts on P=NP
19:32 Algorithmic efficiency and Artificial General Intelligence
24:12 Will progress in fields such as Deep Learning make the study of classical algorithms obsolete?
27:37 Algorithms Unlocked
33:07 What should the average lay person know about algorithms?
37:46 Advice for students, both graduates and undergraduates

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