http://www.cs4fn.org/ Our latest articles on the fun side of computer science Copyright Queen Mary, University of London 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.cs4fn.org/rss/images/CS4FNrss.jpg http://www.cs4fn.org/ en-gb Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:26:47 GMT cs4fn@dcs.qmul.ac.uk (Editor) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 19 20 21 22 23 cs4fn@dcs.qmul.ac.uk (Webmaster) http://www.cs4fn.org/limericks/limerickcomp.html http://www.cs4fn.org/limericks/limerickcomp.html Turn your poetic talents to our space limerick challenge. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:26:47 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/music/index.php http://www.cs4fn.org/music/index.php Our best music articles are now in one place. Tue, 4 Nov 2008 11:55:17 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/astronomy/secretwords.php http://www.cs4fn.org/astronomy/secretwords.php What secret use do astronomers have for word puzzles? Tue, 4 Nov 2008 11:40:22 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/computerarchitecture/gettingoffbeach.php http://www.cs4fn.org/computerarchitecture/gettingoffbeach.php How is a holiday car park like a computer? Tue, 4 Nov 2008 10:41:01 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/music/augmentedinstruments.php http://www.cs4fn.org/music/augmentedinstruments.php Hook a laptop up to a guitar, a synth - even yourself - and make strange new music. Tue, 4 Nov 2008 10:09:33 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/linguistics/phrasedetectives.php http://www.cs4fn.org/linguistics/phrasedetectives.php A web game with a hidden benefit: teaching computers to understand text. Mon, 3 Nov 2008 11:48:48 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/internet/internetmoon.php http://www.cs4fn.org/internet/internetmoon.php How do you set up a lunar internet? And, um, why? Fri, 3 Oct 2008 10:18:36 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/performance/timetravelontheradio.php http://www.cs4fn.org/performance/timetravelontheradio.php Computer science comes to the aid of radio presenters facing potty-mouthed callers. Fri, 3 Oct 2008 10:16:17 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/performance/christmastelly.php http://www.cs4fn.org/performance/christmastelly.php This year's Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are all about computer science. Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:59:58 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/games/3dspaceandthewii.php http://www.cs4fn.org/games/3dspaceandthewii.php How does the wii keep track of where it is? Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:56:08 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/games/chasedincyberspace.php http://www.cs4fn.org/games/chasedincyberspace.php The tale of game that mashes cyberspace into the real world, and had players hunting each other on the streets of Sheffield. Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:53:39 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/mobile/hiddenhoard.php http://www.cs4fn.org/mobile/hiddenhoard.php Get started with Geocaching, the treasure hunt where the clues are orbiting the Earth Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:40:45 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/astronomy/moonsmathsmaidens.php http://www.cs4fn.org/astronomy/moonsmathsmaidens.php After scientists use computer science to find moons, then comes the important stuff: what are you going to call your discovery? Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:35:57 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/astronomy/findingplanets.php http://www.cs4fn.org/astronomy/findingplanets.php How the weird physics of curved space and cosmic blips of light help astronomers find planets Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:30:32 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/spacetravel/ifthebeagle.php http://www.cs4fn.org/spacetravel/ifthebeagle.php Beagle 2 hasn't been heard from since its attempted landing on Mars. What would the rover have got up to if it hadn't been lost? Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:25:29 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/spacetravel/thespacegame.php http://www.cs4fn.org/spacetravel/thespacegame.php Millionaire games designer Richard Garriott takes a holiday on the International Space Station. Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:20:04 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/spacetravel/thunderingengines.php http://www.cs4fn.org/spacetravel/thunderingengines.php Computer scientist Jason Cordes tells us what it's like to work for NASA. Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:17:33 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/spacetravel/csinspace.php http://www.cs4fn.org/spacetravel/csinspace.php What does CS have to do with the final frontier? Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:14:18 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/mobile/owntimezone.php http://www.cs4fn.org/mobile/owntimezone.php The secret to calculating your own personal time zone. 'Cos who are *they* to tell you what time it is? Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:11:43 GMT http://www.cs4fn.org/mobile/loveyourdata.php http://www.cs4fn.org/mobile/loveyourdata.php Out of touch with the wild data all around you? Here's how one designer wants to help you get connected. Fri, 3 Oct 2008 09:07:56 GMT