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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 The Eponymous Pickle
Choices for Statistical Analytics
Good article on SPSS, SAS and R by Steve Miller. I have worked now with all three of these packages over the years. They are all fundamentally good packages, with...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Visibility Magazine on Neuromarketing
Good article on neuromarketing in Visibility Magazine. Makes the case that these techniques should be added to your marketing toolbox. Especially here regarding...
From The Eponymous Pickle
An AI Physician on Every Smartphone
An intriguing challenge. With increasing numbers of onboard sensors, the possibilities abound. Especially considering that your could connect to a real MD through...
From Computational Complexity
News from Cambridge
Now that teaching has ended I plan to focus again on my P v NP book. I won't go on a full blog sabbatical, instead I'll aim to post once a week as well as keeptweets...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
My Grace Hopper Communities Introduction
I'm on the Grace Hopper Online Communities Committee this year, and our first mini-campaign is all about introducing ourselves and trying to encourage others to...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Mathematica Tutorial Collection
Of interest, the Mathematica Tutorial Collection: " .... When we released Version 6 in May 2007, Mathematica was reinvented. We also reinvented something else that...
From Schneier on Security
Dating Recordings by Power Line Interference
Interesting: The capability, called "electrical network frequency analysis" (ENF), is now attracting interest from the FBI and is considered the exciting new frontier...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Who Owns the Watercooler?
Word of mouth is always an interesting topic. The office watercooler is a symbol of that connectivity. An Adage article on the continuing reign of TV over Internet...
From My Biased Coin
"Area Dean" : What's That Mean
In a few weeks, I "officially" take on my new job as "Area Dean" (read, "Chair") of CS. What will in entail?Formally, there appear to be a number of responsibilities...
From Schneier on Security
Reading Me
The number of different ways to read my essays, commentaries, and links has grown recently. Here's the rundown: You can read my writings daily on my blog. These...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Have You Ever Considered a Do-It-Yourself Summer Program?
One of the ways to get kids interested in a topic is through extra-curricular opportunities. And Summer is a prime time for such activities. And a great time to...
From Computational Complexity
Another post on Martin Gardner
(I will post about CCC 2010 later in the week.) Several people have posted on the death of Martin Gardner: Complexity Blog (Lance) Shtetl Optimized (Scott)...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Mini-Course 2010 Survey Results
Last year, I did a pretty detailed post mortem of my mini-course Computer Science and Games: Just for Girls. I had my students this year fill in a similar survey...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Future of Augmented Reality
A number of leaders from augmented reality vendors are interviewed: " ... Last week in Santa Clara, California, luminaries from the augmented reality (AR) industry...
From My Biased Coin
Cherry Murray appointed to oil spill panel
Dean of Harvard's SEAS, Cherry Murray, is to be appointed to President Obama's oil spill panel.
From Wild WebMink
? The Business Of Open Source Is
Migrating from Sun to Novell? While this is slick (if predictable) marketing there's a smarter solution than switching away from the software in which you've already...
From Schneier on Security
Fifth Annual Movie-Plot Threat Contest Winner
On April 1, I announced the Fifth Annual Movie Plot Threat Contest: Your task, ye Weavers of Tales, is to create a fable of fairytale suitable for instilling the...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson