Computers in the past 40 years have exponentially increased in power while their costs have steadily decreased. This access to low-cost powerful computers has given researchers all over the world the possibility to expand in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), a branch of computer science that aims at creating intelligent machines. The field of AI is divided in two groups, strong AI and weak AI. The former aims at creating artificial intelligence that matches or exceeds human intelligence and […]

I just came across this news that Goldman Sachs upgraded the shares of Research In Motion (the company behind Blackberry) with the justification that “they have a 30% chance that the phone will be a success”. Ok first of all Goldman Sachs has a reputation for creating the biggest financial bubbles in history. Second, has everybody forgot the Facebook IPO already? Goldman Sachs entered the Facebook deal, created a vibe effectively propping up the market price, then shortly after the […]

I’m not a person that gives up easily. Soon after my interview experience with Microsoft I applied for a position in software development at Amazon and my resume was able to catch the attention of the people from HR. My first phone interview happened sometimes in December 2011. The usual technical questions that you would expect from big technology companies, given a problem go through the solution, do complexity analysis, write the code. I don’t actually remember how I did […]

I’m hoping somebody will comment on this post to help me understand why math is taught the way it is and start a constructive discussion on the matter. So, here’s how I have been taught math from 1st grade all the way up to college: You learn the basics of whatever part of math you are studying (theorems, formulas, basic algebra, etc.) You solve hundreds of exercises to strengthen your skills on the part you’ve learned the basics of. This […]