P vs. NP and the Computational Complexity Zoo

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sgrove · 2023-05 · Strong recommendation

My absolute favorite overview of this - the video goes over both the explanation of the spaces, but also how it relates to a sort of understanding of reality itself! [VIDEO]

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sgrove · 2017-12 · Strong recommendation

There's a fantastic video I refer to every now and then if I'm a bit unsure about it, definitely recommend it - [VIDEO]

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jlg23 · 2017-06 · Recommendation

> I would guess the P!=NP proof would be an example. Unfortunately, it doesn't have any easy description that the average person would understand. "Hard. Really hard. Don't be ridiculous.". Now backtrack 2 small examples on paper. Oh, look, the number of steps here grow, but these grow even faster! Especially mathematics when explained to a layperson so much depends on the language used. If one manages to keep the rest of the complexity zoo[1] out of the explanation and invests time into very basic examples, a lot things can be explained that otherwise the average person would not understand. [1] [LINK] EDIT: Looking for a video I stumbled upon last week that had a very nice, short explanation of P vs NP (which I did not find again), I found this one: Not lay-person simple, but very funny and also provides a cursory glance at what lies beyond P vs NP, i.e. the complexity zoo: [VIDEO] (10 min)

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