Why is $\sum\limits_{k=0}^{n}(-1)^k\binom{n}{k}^2=(-1)^{n/2}\binom{n}{n/2}$ if $n$ is even?
Show that $\sum\limits_{k=0}^n\binom{2n}{2k}^{\!2}-\sum\limits_{k=0}^{n-1}\binom{2n}{2k+1}^{\!2}=(-1)^n\binom{2n}{n}$