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How the “Frontier” Became the Slogan of Uncontrolled AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been billed as the next frontier of humanity: the newly available expanse whose exploration …
From Putting People First
Donald Norman on design without designers
In his latest Core77 contribution, the acclaimed Donald Norman reflects on the role of testing versus creativity in design and innovation.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Closer to a National Digital Library
Was glad to see this item in educause, about a recent meeting concerning the establishment of a national digital library. I have followed this idea for a long...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
ACM and CSTA Release Report Outlining Challenges in K-12 Computer Science Education
At a National Press Club event earlier today, ACM and the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) released its report Running on Empty. According to the report...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
National Academies Releases Report on Cyberattack Deterrence
Coming from a call from papers and workshop held earlier this year, the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Academies has released Proceedings...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Running On Empty
The ACM and CSTA (Computer Science Teachers Association) released a report this week called
From The Eponymous Pickle
Mathematics Chasing Complexity
Technical, but quite interesting view of the future of formal methods and computing in CN Magazine .. It is all about modeling, useful modeling: " ... The purpose...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Psychology and Free Speech
Cognitive scientist Stephen Pinker on Psychology as a danger to freedom of speech. If have not read any of Pinker's books I heartily recommend it. Seehis web. ...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Leveraging Data in Shopper Marketing
Of interest, I have worked with Dave Katz in the past, he cleverly makes use of existing data assets about how people shop:Clientone Announces Agreement with Experian...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
K-12 CS Education is
Our colleagues at ACM today announced a landmark report that presents, for the first time, a state-by-state breakdown of current K-12 standards for computer science...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Paper vs Digital
Good piece in the always interesting Neuroscience marketing blog. Does paper advertising beat digital? " .... According to the study, physical media left a
From Wild WebMink
? Status.Net Finds Twitter
ABC “Unofficially” Partners with Twitter-Alternative StatusNet The flexibility and open source code of Status.Net make it a natural vehicle for internal/private...
From Schneier on Security
Putting Unique Codes on Objects to Detect Counterfeiting
This will help some. At least two rival systems plan to put unique codes on packages containing antimalarials and other medications. Buyers will be able to text...
From Putting People First
Bruce Sterling interview by Rhys Hughes
Last week, La Stampa newspaper of Turin, Italy published an interview with Bruce Sterling, conducted by Welsh writer and essayist Rhys Hughes. The complete English...
From Putting People First
Bruce Sterling interview by Rhys Hughes
Last week, La Stampa newspaper of Turin, Italy published an interview with Bruce Sterling, conducted by Welsh writer and essayist Rhys Hughes. The complete English...
From Putting People First
Is social media catalyzing an offline sharing economy?
The results of Latitude Research and Shareable Magazine‘s The New Sharing Economy study released today indicate that online sharing does indeed seem to encourage...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Eyeballs Out is now Available!
Donna Sturgess' book is now out ... Very nicely done. Excellent reviews on Amazon. An intriguing, great read. Novel look at making your business thrive. From...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Notes on the Hopper K-12 Town Hall
For the second year in a row, the Grace Hopper Conference included a Town Hall meeting on K-12 CS education, bringing together K-12 teachers with people from industry...
From Wild WebMink
? Awe
Offrez moi votre silence by Thierry Dreyfus, photo by y.caradec. The huge public art event in Paris this weekend – Nuit Blanche – included some works on an absolutely...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Text on Social Media
I see that former colleague Krista Neher, of Boot Camp Digital, is writing a textbook on social media. See more about her report on the process.
From Wild WebMink