Junaid Mubeen

There's so much talk about the threat posed by intelligent machines that it sometimes seems as though we should surrender to our robot overlords now. But Junaid Mubeen isn't ready to throw in the towel just yet. As far as he is concerned, we have the edge over machines because of a remarkable system of thought developed over the millennia....

When we learn about abstract mathematical concepts— from prime numbers and fractals to aspects of calculus— the most common question is often: when on earth will I need this? To many of us, so-called 'pure' mathematics is downright baffling. Yet, these concepts are what underpin the world we live in, from internet security to the transmission of radio waves. When...

There's so much talk about the threat posed by intelligent machines that it sometimes seems as though we should surrender to our robot overlords. But Junaid Mubeen isn't ready to throw in the towel just yet. As far as he is concerned, we have the creative edge over machines, because of a remarkable system of thought that humans have developed...