Harvard Professor Explains Algorithms in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

From the physical world to the virtual world, algorithms are seemingly everywhere. David J. Malan, Professor of Computer Science at Harvard University, has been challenged to explain the science of algorithms to 5 different people; a child, a teen, a college student, a grad student, and an expert.



Director: Wendi Jonassen

Director of Photography: Zach Eisen

Editor: Louville Moore

Host: David J. Malan

Guests:

Level 1: Addison Vincent

Level 2: Lexi Kemmer

Level 3: Patricia Guirao

Level 4: Mahi Shafiullah

Level 5: Chris Wiggins

Creative Producer: Maya Dangerfield

Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi

Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Kameryn Hamilton

Production Manager: D. Eric Martinez

Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila

Casting Producer: Vanessas Brown; Nicholas Sawyer

Camera Operator: Brittany Berger

Gaffer: Gautam Kadian

Sound Mixer: Lily Van Leeuwen

Production Assistant: Ryan Coppola

Hair & Make-Up: Yev Wright-Mason

Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch

Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant

Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen

Assistant Editor: Lauren Worona

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