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From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

An Online AI Course

This fall, our colleagues Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig are offering a free, online version of their popular Stanford University course, “Introduction to Artificial... Erwin Gianchandani
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog | July 30, 2011 at 02:49 PM

From Schneier on Security

Friday Squid Blogging: 25-foot Giant Squid Caught in Fishing Net

A 25-foot (or maybe 23-foot) giant squid was caught off the coast of Florida. Also, I'm going to try something new. Let's use this weekly squid post to talk... schneier
From Schneier on Security | July 29, 2011 at 09:22 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Gartner's Value Chain Transformation Imperatives

A very good piece in the Informs Analytics Magazine. I agree. Have been recently involved in looking analytically at the transformation of major supply chain... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 29, 2011 at 07:00 PM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Innovative Education Forum–Judging Day

Wow! Just WOW! I spent yesterday judging teacher projects as part of the US Innovative Educator Forum in Redmond. It was absolutely inspiring. In fact I would go... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | July 29, 2011 at 06:56 PM

From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson

Innovative Education Forum

Wow! Just WOW! I spent yesterday judging teacher projects as part of the US Innovative Educator Forum in Redmond. It was absolutely inspiring. In fact I would go... Alfred Thompson
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson | July 29, 2011 at 06:53 PM

From Schneier on Security

Luggage Hack

Bypassing the lock on luggage. schneier
From Schneier on Security | July 29, 2011 at 06:37 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Google Maps and the London Underground

I have navigated London by the Underground with the usual paper in hand and surveying the overhead route maps. This new development gives you mobile direction... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 29, 2011 at 04:50 PM

From Schneier on Security

Hacking Apple Laptop Batteries

Interesting: Security researcher Charlie Miller, widely known for his work on Mac OS X and Apple's iOS, has discovered an interesting method that enables him to... schneier
From Schneier on Security | July 29, 2011 at 04:31 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Sands Neuromarketing Alliance in China

Just received, an impressive partnership and direction: Sands Research and Brain Intelligence Establish Neuromarketing Alliance in China and GloballyPartnership... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 29, 2011 at 03:42 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Vision for Digital Public Library

The DPLA: Taking some of the Google scanning work further and non profit: " ... Last year, Robert Darnton, a cultural historian and director of Harvard University... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 29, 2011 at 03:37 PM

From Apophenia

The Unintended Consequences of Obsessing Over Consequences (or why to support youth risk-taking)

Developmental psychologists love to remind us that the frontal lobe isn’t fully developed until humans are in their mid-20s. The prefrontal cortex is responsible... zephoria
From Apophenia | July 29, 2011 at 01:32 PM

From Putting People First

Review: Paul Dourish & Genevieve Bell

Michiel De Lange has published a very long and somewhat critical review of the book Divining a Digital Future: Mess and Mythology in Ubiquitous Computing by Paul... Experientia
From Putting People First | July 29, 2011 at 05:20 AM

From Putting People First

Good mobile experiences unfold and progressively reveal their nature

Successful PC and mobile experiences are built on fundamentally different conceptual models and leverage different psychological functions of the user, argues Rachel... Experientia
From Putting People First | July 29, 2011 at 05:14 AM

From Putting People First

Art that interacts if you interface

The New York Times reviews Paola Antonelli’s “Talk to Me” show at the Museum of Modern Art. “At its best Experientia
From Putting People First | July 29, 2011 at 05:04 AM

From Putting People First

Digital fluency: empowering all students

Liz Losh writes on DMLCentral on an inclusive and interdisciplinary approach to Experientia
From Putting People First | July 29, 2011 at 04:40 AM

From The Eponymous Pickle

P&G Minimizes Management Meddling

By Michael Schrage in HBR Blogs: Was somewhat both proud of and surprised by this revelation. I saw some of both behaviors. And still think more could have... Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 28, 2011 at 08:15 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Children Play Like Scientists

In Wired, the results of a study. They appear to isolate variables in play. But is the scientific method all that influences scientists? Or Children? Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 28, 2011 at 07:59 PM

From Schneier on Security

ShareMeNot

ShareMeNot is a Firefox add-on for preventing tracking from third-party buttons (like the Facebook "Like" button or the Google "+1" button) until the user actually... schneier
From Schneier on Security | July 28, 2011 at 07:02 PM

From The Computing Community Consortium Blog

Live Right Now: NSF Announcing New Innovation Corps

In just a few minutes, during a special session of the National Science Board — and before a large gathering of senior leadership from the National Science Foundation... Erwin Gianchandani
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog | July 28, 2011 at 04:01 PM

From The Eponymous Pickle

Unilever and Groupon Work with Retail

In Progressive Grocer:" ... Supervalu, Inc. Franz Dill
From The Eponymous Pickle | July 28, 2011 at 03:55 PM