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HPC Matters
The HPC Matters program is a multi-year effort to communicate the benefits — from the development of new medical therapies to and increased understanding of climate...
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A Call to Action For Higher Education to Make AP CS Principles Work
The new Advanced Placement exam in CS Principles will be offered in May 2017. It's time to figure out what colleges and universities are going to do about it.
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Thoughts on 'The Frenzy About High-Tech Talent' and a Call For Corporate Action
In "The Frenzy About High-Tech Talent" in The New York Review of Books, Andrew Hacker questions if there is really an unfilled need for STEM graduates, and if there...
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Here's Why Microsoft Cares About Basic Research — And You Should, Too
Basic scientific research made today's technology possible, and it will lead to tomorrow's technological breakthroughs.
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The Bottleneck in Increasing Accessibility to CS Education Is Producing Enough CS Teachers
The demand for CS teachers is growing. Now we have to figure out how to increase the supply.
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A Farewell to (Virtual) Arms?
The potential for a Sino-American cyber arms control agreement is intriguing, despite three very troubling flaws.
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A Lovelace, Babbage, and Analytical Engine Lego Set?
On LEGO's ideas site, a new set has been proposed that would let children build the Analytical Engine, and learn about the roles Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage...
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If Something Seems Odd, Check the Data, and Check It Again!
Finding the hole in the data.
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SIGGRAPH Presents 2015 Awards
Five are honored for exceptional achievements in computer graphics and interactive techniques.
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Deterrence After Stuxnet
In the cyber context, "Mutual Assured Destruction" becomes "Mutual Assured Disruption."
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What It's Like to Win the Turing Award
Michael Stonebraker is an adjunct professor in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and recipient...
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The Robots Are Taking Over! (Perhaps Not Quite Yet)
Programs fix themselves! Today! It's scary!
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SF Reading For Computer Scientists: Summer 2015
Summer reading recommendations for computer scientists, courtesy of the SIGCSE 2015 Using Science Fiction in CS Courses BOF.
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The Ethics of Cyberwar
Under what conditions should one engage in cyberwar? How should such a conflict be waged?
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From Russia, Without Love
Considering Russia's alleged involvement in international cyber incidents, and its willingness to stop them.
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The Babble of Computing Education: Diverse Perspectives, Confusing Definitions
A wide range of differing definitions and diverse adoptions in computing education make it hard to understand and define
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Day Two at the ACM-ICPC World Finals
A look at the second day of the ACM-ICPC World Finals in Morocco.
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A Taste of CHI Interactivity in Seoul
Observations from CHI 2015, the first SIGCHI annual conference held in Asia.
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