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Welcome to cs4fn : the fun side of Computer Science

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Welcome to the fun side of computer science! Explore how computer science is also about people, solving puzzles, creativity, changing the future and, especially having fun. All cs4fn articles are archived here.

Read all about computer science research and find out what excites computer scientists here or via our blog.

Learn about computing while teaching yourself magic tricks perhaps?

Or learn cyber security by watching science fiction films

Find out how women's research has been at the centre of computing from the start and still is.

If you like puzzles then have a go at some of our computational thinking puzzles and read about the linked computer science

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Use Last One In to find what's new. Browse using the Site Map or wander aimlessly in the maze. Thinking of doing CS, but not sure what it's all about? – Try our interactive guide.

Some of our favourites

History

Head with globe and circling binary The first computers

Computer Security

Stormtroopers Cyber Security at the Movies

More from the Archives

Passing Time Last one in

Latest magazines

Magazine Issue 27

issue 27 Smart Health: Decisions, decisions, decisions

Magazine Issue 26

issue 26 Peter McOwan: Serious Fun

Magazine Issue 25

issue 25 Technology worn out (and about)

Magazine Issue 24

issue 24 Keep Out! Cyber Security and Privacy

Magazine Issue 23

issue 23 The Women are (still) here

More Magazine Back Issues

issue 17 Lots more computer science for fun

For Teachers

Resources for Teachers

A bee Teaching London Computing

Booklets

Hexahexaflexagon Automata Booklet

Cover of Hexahexaflexagon Automata Fkexagons, Finite State Machines and Computational Thinking

Puzzling Tours Booklet

puzzling tours cover Puzzles, Graphs and Computational Thinking

Magic Book III

Cover of Magic Book 3 Magic and Computational Thinking

Searching To Speak Booklet

Searching to speak booklet cover Computational thinking help for those with locked-in syndrome

Computer Science and Philosophy

puppet The power of thought

Magic

Magic of Computer Science Logo The Magic of Computer Science

Women and Computing

The cover of annual 2 The Women are here!

Safer Medical Devices

a still from the microwave racing video Microwave Racing

The Internet

a kitteh Can you be addicted to the Internet?

History

Nicola Tesla Nicola Tesla, the invisible genius

Explore

Magazine+:

Magazine Cover Linked articles to the magazine

The Black Hole:

Black hole Explore at Random

The Maze

Maze Get Lost!

Sections

Learn the basics

Hand in binary flow The FUNdamentals of Computer Science

Competitions

Strip of film Do stuff, win prizes

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