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Paul Curzon posting Computer Science for Fun (CS4FN)

[cs4fn @cs4fn.bsky.social @cs4fn]

Follow me to Bluesky (@cs4fn.bsky.social) or LinkedIn (https://t.co/YPG8X0pXK4 ) where I now live online and post (if you enjoy Computer Science for Fun and/or supporting people to learn for the joy of it). You can also follow CS4FN directly at https://t.co/oadUte0l7z

[cs4fn @cs4fn.bsky.social @cs4fn]

University is a place where you make friends for life but many suffer from loneliness. Klara Brodahl saw there was a need & solved it in her 3rd year project. With the support of an angel investor she has set up a startup co and is rolling it out for real
https://t.co/apbHWVG3Oz

[Matt Warne @MattWarne]

Always a great moment unboxing the new Computer Science for Fun magazines. Pupils at @RGSTheGrange are thrilled with these computational thinking problems 🤩
#computing #coding

[Jo Brodie @JoBrodie]

For all UK-based @CS4FN primary teacher / home educator subscribers: the print editions of our latest mini computing mags are ready to be posted to you :)

Everyone can download them as free PDFs here https://t.co/Ojg1Njr5UX

If you're not a subscriber yet please see next tweet.

[cs4fn @cs4fn.bsky.social @cs4fn]

To end Black History Month we celebrate Marc Hannah who designed the first graphics pipeline chips that revolutionised games consoles and made realistic CGI possible - so think of him if some realistic monster made you jump out of your skin this halloween.
https://t.co/M03l9BiGzc

[cs4fn @cs4fn.bsky.social @cs4fn]

With halloween coming up ...

17 year old Victorian orphan Jane Webb wrote the first ever Mummy story. In it though she predicted a future world where robots and AIs helping humanity was standard. Read about her and the far-sighted world she imagined ...

https://t.co/KuDFGTYHLV

[cs4fn @cs4fn.bsky.social @cs4fn]

Here is our Computer Science linked Halloween Activity page

https://t.co/qaJSBDTU4V

for anyone looking for halloween puzzles or activities

[Jo Brodie @JoBrodie]

UK Primary school teachers (also UK home educators / librarians) can get FREE physical copies of
@cs4fn's #computing-themed mini magazines for ~8-12 yo kids for their classroom or library. We have 2 issues going out in Nov - more info here https://t.co/Ojg1Njr5UX

[cs4fn @cs4fn.bsky.social @cs4fn]

The logic of Queens
Queens is a simple logic puzzle LinkedIn uses to draw you back daily. Doing daily puzzles is good both for mental health and to build logical thinking skills. Its mainly about pattern matching skills rather than logic though!
https://t.co/eMRZQMh5DU

[Jo Brodie @JoBrodie]

Another one of those
• I work in this area
• I actively go looking for this sort of thing
• It's been around since 2022
• I only discovered it today
things ;)

@turinginst's online guidebook in "Public Engagement w Data Science & AI" https://t.co/zZJmLyHaJs
cc @cs4fn

[Jo Brodie @JoBrodie]

Our free computing resources for Black History Month – posters, articles and links to find out more, from @CS4FN and Teaching London Computing
https://t.co/Ou3TGoYo0b

[Jo Brodie @JoBrodie]

Heh Google's AI Overview has a stab at explaining the difference between sauces and dressings and goes a bit off piste cc @cs4fn https://t.co/BWyZInLkdp

[Synthesia 🎥 @synthesiaIO]

We just launched the world’s most realistic personal avatars 🥸

Bold claim, we get it.

So we decided to put the tech to the test in front of a live audience of 4,000+ people.

Instead of @vriparbelli (our human CEO), we placed his personal avatar to intro the event and say hello to everyone.

Wdyt, did it pass the test? 👀

[cs4fn @cs4fn.bsky.social @cs4fn]

On Saturday I gave a @Ri_Science Primary Maths Masterclass. I've created a resource page for others. Its on how to use maths/CS to help people with severe disability it uses algorithms, averages, tallying, histograms, data visualisation, freq. analysis..
https://t.co/nQPj7Ox4FG

[Jo Brodie @JoBrodie]

Hallowe'en computer science from @cs4fn - Program A Pumpkin. Paper-based or jam-jar based activity for kids w a bit of optional learning about computing research. We like to sneak that sort of thing in when you're not looking :) 🎃
https://t.co/3QQr0HzBIu
https://t.co/bv80nV9xQP

[Jo Brodie @JoBrodie]

Cute cartoon-style 'Computer Science Heroes' posters by Richard Butterworth for @cs4fn (funded by @EPSRC) to download for digital display or print - free. https://t.co/NmGstXP4Lb

[cs4fn @cs4fn.bsky.social @cs4fn]

As it's UK Black History Month I hope our 2 new posters (By Richard Butterworth) celebrating Gladys West & Skip Ellis's contributions to Computer Science are useful additions to primary school walls around the country this month.
Download them from
https://t.co/AJRZ3Ra4bk

[cs4fn @cs4fn.bsky.social @cs4fn]

New from CS4FN: 5 Computing Diversity Posters for Primary Schools (funded by @EPSRC ) created by Illustrator (& Computer Scientist) Richard Butterworth.
What does a future great computer scientist look like? Quite possibly you.
Download them & a slide show https://t.co/AJRZ3RaC0S

[cs4fn @cs4fn.bsky.social @cs4fn]

On the CS4FN blog this week:

Ilenia Maietta, a computer science student at Queen Mary, talks about her experiences of studying in a male-dominated field and how she is helping to build a network for other women in tech.
https://t.co/dYptIizocF

[Jo Brodie @JoBrodie]

If you're looking for COMPUTING-themed resources from @cs4fn for #BlackHistoryMonth please take a look at https://t.co/0wsSamu7jX.