Selling category theory to the masses: a tale of food, spiders and Google

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• Prof Bob Coecke (University of Oxford)
• Wednesday 07 November 2012, 18:00-19:00
• Room TBC, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge.

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We will demonstrate the following. Category theory, usually conceived as some very abstract form of metamathematics, is present everywhere around us. Explicitly, we show how it provides a kindergarten version of quantum theory, how it helps to automate quantum reasoning, and how it will help Google to understand sentences given the meaning of their words.

Admission free to CUCaTS members, £2 otherwise. Membership may also be bought at the door. As usual refreshments will be served 15 minutes before the start of the talk.

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