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A podcast where logic meets lunacy, and graphs guide the way through the madness! Join us as we explore the beautiful intersections of mathematical logic, graph theory, discrete math, computer science, and the quirky chaos of everyday life. From proving theorems to untangling graph traversals, we’ll connect seemingly random dots to create a web of ideas that’s as entertaining as it is enlightening.
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Automata theory: it's a computational model study, focusing on finite automata (DFA and NFA) and push-down automata (PDA). The course explores regular languages, their properties and proofs of non-regularity using concepts like the pumping lemma and Myhill-Nerode theorem. Foundational mathematical concepts such as set theory, sequences, relations, …
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This account recounts a nightmarish incident at PayPal where a flawed implementation of Shamir Secret Sharing, a cryptographic technique for distributing a secret key among multiple parties, nearly caused a catastrophic system failure. The author, a PayPal engineer, explains the process of Shamir Secret Sharing and how he implemented it to improve …
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SLAP and FLOP: Apple Silicon Speculative Execution Attacks
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SLAP and FLOP are two new speculative execution attacks targeting Apple's M-series chips. SLAP exploits the Load Address Predictor (LAP) to leak data by predicting incorrect memory addresses, while FLOP leverages the Load Value Predictor (LVP) to predict incorrect data values. Both attacks allow unauthorized access to sensitive information from web…
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Security researchers discovered and exploited a vulnerability in Subaru's Starlink connected car system. This flaw allowed unauthorized access to sensitive data, including vehicle location history, and control over features like door locks. The vulnerability stemmed from weaknesses in the Starlink admin panel, which was accessible using readily ava…
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Hash Tables: Theory, Implementation, and Universal Hashing
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In this episode, we explore hash tables, a data structure designed for efficient insertion, deletion, and searching of data using keys. The document contrasts direct addressing with hashing, highlighting the space efficiency of hash tables when dealing with large key universes. It discusses collision resolution techniques like chaining and open add…
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Suffix Trees: Construction, Properties, and Applications
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Today, we are exploring suffix trees, a data structure used for solving string problems.We begin with basic definitions related to strings and alphabets, then introduces suffix trees as compressed tries containing all suffixes of a given text. Applications include substring searching, finding repeated substrings, and data compression. The discussio…
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Disjoint Sets: Data Structures and Algorithms
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We discuss disjoint sets, also known as union-find data structures. Disjoint sets maintain collections of elements partitioned into non-overlapping sets, each with a representative element. Key operations include Make-Set (creating a new set), Find-Set (locating a set's representative), and Union (merging two sets). Different representations are ex…
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B-Tree Data Structure: Search, Insertion, and Deletion
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Jump in and discover the B-tree data structure, a fundamental tool for processing queries on one-dimensional data stored on disk. We explain how B-trees efficiently support range reporting, successor/predecessor searches, insertion, and deletion operations.By AmCan Tech
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Tries: Data Structures for String Processing
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A Trie, also known as a prefix tree, is a specialized tree-based data structure primarily used for efficiently storing and retrieving strings. Unlike traditional search trees where a node stores the entire key, each node in a trie represents a prefix shared by all its descendants. This unique structure facilitates fast search, insertion, and deleti…
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Topological Sort and Strongly Connected Components
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This podcast reviews key concepts related to Depth First Search (DFS) algorithm and its application in topological sorting and finding strongly connected components in graphs.By AmCan Tech
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This episode focuses on QuickSort, a divide-and-conquer sorting algorithm, comparing it to MergeSort, and analyzing its average and worst-case time complexities. It then explains the order selection problem, which involves finding the kth smallest element in a dataset, presenting several algorithms with varying time complexities and practical consi…
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Recurrence Equations and Asymptotic Notation
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This episodes presents methods for solving recurrence equations, which are crucial for analyzing the time complexity of recursive algorithms. It introduces asymptotic notations (Big O, Big Omega, Big Theta, little o, little omega) to describe the growth of functions. The lecture then explores several techniques for solving recurrences, including th…
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The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for their foundational work on artificial neural networks (ANNs). The award citation highlights their contributions to machine learning, linking ANNs to concepts in physics, such as spin models and statistical mechanics. Hopfield's research focused on recurrent network…
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This episode focuses on fundamental counting principles. It covers the product rule, sum rule, and subtraction rule for counting the number of ways to perform tasks that can be broken down into subtasks. Additionally, it explores the pigeonhole principle, counting in two different ways, and the relationship between permutations and combinations.…
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Unlocking the Secrets of Sentential Logic
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Dive into the fascinating world of sentential logic! In this episode, we explore the foundations of propositional logic, the art of constructing truth tables, and how logical connectives like "and," "or," and "not" shape our reasoning. Whether you're a philosophy enthusiast, a math lover, or just curious about how we break down complex arguments in…
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This episode explores key concepts in graph theory, starting with fundamental definitions of graphs, vertices, and edges. The text then examines the handshake lemma and related theorems that deal with the relationship between vertex degrees and the number of edges in a graph.By AmCan Tech
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