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CS4FN Issue 3
This issue of the magazine, presenting the fun side of computer science, includes articles on:
• The nature of artificial intelligence
• Computer generated images and motion capture in the movies
• The efficiency of insect brains
• JPEGs and the psychology of image compression
•...
CS4FN Issue 4
This issue of Computer Science for Fun magazine contains interesting articles on:
• DNA data and error correction
• Neural networks
• Biometrics and security
• Computer science and medicine
• Finding a cure for cancer – links to computer science
• Dust-sized computers
...CS4FN Issue 5
This special issue of Computer Science for Fun magazine is entitled ‘The Perception Deception’, and looks at computer science illusions
It includes articles covering:
• Experimental methods in computer science
• Head-up displays and Pepper’s Ghost
• Mobile technology and a ‘virtual...
CS4FN Issue 6
This special issue of Computer Science for Fun is entitled ‘Computer Science Everywhere’, and looks at the ubiquity of computer technology. It features a range of well-written articles on:
• Mediascapes – location-sensitive multimedia
• Closed circuit video analysis – computing challenges
•...
CS4FN Issue 7
A special issue of Computer Science for Fun focused on computers and images, containing articles on:
• Fractals
• Using Geomlab for tessellating images
• The golden ratio and beauty
• Robot artists
• The painter’s algorithm for drawing 3D graphics
• Communicating ideas...
CS4FN Issue 8
This issue of Computer Science for Fun is entitled ‘Computer Science in Space’, and explores the role of computers in space exploration and astronomy.
It includes articles covering:
• Computer scientists working for NASA
• GPS and computer art projects that love your data
• Computers,...
CS4FN Issue 9
This edition of Computer Science for Fun is entitled ‘The Earth Issue’, and features computer science applications that are environmentally friendly or that have helped scientists researching our planet.
The articles include:
• The power efficiency of the human brain vs modern computers
•...
The cs4fn magazine is a magazine on the fun side of all things to do with computer science. The authors write up computing research in a fun and accessible way that puts across their enthusiasm for the subject. Unplugged computing, computational thinking and practical applications of computers in many areas are...
CS4FN Summer 2005
From mathematical ringtones to distributed computing, this magazine from Queens University of London covers a variety of interesting and fun computer science topics in an easily accessible way. Also included are:
• Optical illusions and the way our brain works
• The history and future of email spam...
The booklet was created for a 2008 Artificial Intelligence workshop series. It is part of the cs4fn project which aims to inspire students of all ages about computer science.