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May 12, 2020 10:57 am GMT

Computers can solve every problem thrown at them, right? This YouTuber dives into whether that's true.

Computers can solve every problem thrown at them, right? This YouTuber dives into whether that's true.

We all know that computers are basically giant, whirring brains in small boxes — but are there any problems out there that they wouldn't ever be able to solve?

As YouTuber Tom Scott explains in the video above, it's a question that's been on the minds of scientists and mathematicians for years now — ever since a man called David Hilbert posed something known as the "Decision Problem."

"Which is, in short, can we determine if any given statement — meaning absolutely any logical statement or problem in the universe — is provable or non-provable?" explains Scott. "Given enough time, could we find an answer to everything?" Read more...

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