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Computers can solve every problem thrown at them, right? This YouTuber dives into whether that's true.

We all know that computers are basically giant, whirring brains in small boxes — but are there any problems out there that they wouldn't ever be able to solve?

As YouTuber Tom Scott explains in the video above, it's a question that's been on the minds of scientists and mathematicians for years now — ever since a man called David Hilbert posed something known as the "Decision Problem."

"Which is, in short, can we determine if any given statement — meaning absolutely any logical statement or problem in the universe — is provable or non-provable?" explains Scott. "Given enough time, could we find an answer to everything?" Read more...

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