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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 Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Could You Pass the AP Computer Science Exam?
There is an article in the Washington Post about a school board member who took a standardized test for 10th grade students. To say he didn’t do well would be an...
From Putting People First
Homesense final report
Homesense was a research project that looked at how we might design smart homes from the bottom up, in an environment of open innovation. Using open source tools...
From Putting People First
Homesense final report
Homesense was a research project that looked at how we might design smart homes from the bottom up, in an environment of open innovation. Using open source tools...
From Putting People First
Reporting on the Village Telco project in Kenya
Since September 2011, Niti Bhan, an emerging markets design strategist, has been wholly immersed in the cyber cafe industry in Sub Saharan Africa, specifically...
From Putting People First
Reporting on the Village Telco project in Kenya
Since September 2011, Niti Bhan, an emerging markets design strategist, has been wholly immersed in the cyber cafe industry in Sub Saharan Africa, specifically...
From Putting People First
Arup: The technology-enabled city is an untapped source of sustainable growth
Information Marketplaces: The new economics of cities Author: Arup, The Climate Group, Accenture and Horizon, University of Nottingham Publication date: 28 November...
From Putting People First
Arup: The technology-enabled city is an untapped source of sustainable growth
Information Marketplaces: The new economics of cities Author: Arup, The Climate Group, Accenture and Horizon, University of Nottingham Publication date: 28 November...
From Putting People First
Why service design is the next big thing in cultural innovation
Rohan Gunatillake, the lead producer of festivalslab (the Edinburgh Festival Innovations Lab) gives four reasons why new thinking and tools can produce better experiences...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Visual.ly Blog Launched
I see that the Visual.ly blog on data and design has been launched. I like their general approach, but am leary of the overuse of infographics. I like to see...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Cost of Customer Loss
In Inc. Thoughtful short piece about the cost of customer attrition. " .... It may surprise you just how much each lost customer is costing your business.... "
From My Biased Coin
Plane Work
I dislike flying, but I have a few flights coming up.I find that engaging in "real thinking" about problems while on a plane is generally beyond me. (I'm jealous...
From Schneier on Security
Security Problems with U.S. Cloud Providers
Invasive U.S. surveillance programs, either illegal like the NSA's wiretapping of AT&T phone lines or legal as authorized by the PATRIOT Act, are causing foreign...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
White House Unveils Cybesecurity R&D Roadmap
Earlier today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Happy Computer Science Education Week!
All of our preparations have come to this week, the 2nd CS Ed Week, the celebration of Computer Science in K-12 education. I would like to take this opportunity...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Duke Synovate Research Center
Brought to my attention. The Duke Synovate Research Center. Sounds similar to our own Innovation Center founded in 2000. It will include board members from CPG...
From The Eponymous Pickle
DemandTec Retail Challenge Scholarship Awards
In an era rewarding mostly sports and celebrity, it is great to see math being noticed. More.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Stickers Acting as Sensors
In general a nice idea. Wireless sensors delivered as stickers. With considerable potential application in retail. Gamifying implications. Worth following.More...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Breaking from Microsoft Office
Walter Riker, who teaches MS office applications and is a true expert on their use, writes about their use and how that influences our work. Nice job Walter. ...
From Schneier on Security
Recent Developments in Full Disclosure
Last week, I had a long conversation with Robert Lemos over an article he was writing about full disclosure. He had noticed that companies have recently been reacting...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog