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 over the millennia. It's
familiar to us all but often badly taught in schools and misrepresented in popular discourse -
maths. Computers are of course brilliant at totting up sums pattern-seeking and performing
mindless tasks of well computation. For all things calculation machines reign supreme. But
Junaid identifies seven areas of intelligence where humans can retain a crucial edge. And in
exploring these areas he opens up a fascinating world where we can develop our uniquely human
mathematical superpowers.
