A Bet About Memory
burny_tech · x · 2026-07-19
Quanta shared an interesting computer science anecdote: Stephen Cook once bet $100 that "the same memory cannot be used simultaneously for storage and computation." Later, in 2020, his son proved this could be overturned and claimed the winnings.
The takeaway here isn't a new tech release, but rather a classic computer science concept being upended by real-world results, offering great edutainment and viral appeal.
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