Authors:
Virgílio Almeida
It has been said that the power of literature lies in its ability to give a voice to what the social or individual unconscious has not expressed. As computer science evolves beyond its boundaries—influencing and being influenced by other disciplines—new models and abstractions are required to expand the frontiers of computing research. Literature can work indirectly as a spring to propel new visions or provide models for problems in computer science. Jorge Luis Borges's stories provide numerous examples that have inspired many mathematicians and computer scientists [1]. A number of Borges's works—"The Library of Babel," "Funes the Memorious," and…
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