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The Busy Beaver Frontier
Scott Aaronson (U. of Texas at Austin)
Location: Zoom
Date & time: Wednesday, 09 February 2022 at 3:30PM - 4:30PM
Abstract: The Busy Beaver function, with its incomprehensibly rapid growth, has captivated generations of computer scientists, mathematicians, and hobbyists. In this talk I'll offer a personal view of the Busy Beaver function 60 years after its introduction, emphasizing lesser-known insights, recent progress, and especially favorite open problems.