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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 Female Perspective of Computer Science
Kid Friendly Newspapers Via Augmented Reality
Someone recently shared this Popular Science article about an augmented reality app that 'translates' newspapers for children. The main idea is to simplify the...
From Schneier on Security
Using the iWatch for Authentication
Usability engineer Bruce Tognazzini talks about how an iWatch -- which seems to be either a mythical Apple product or one actually in development -- can make authentication...
From Putting People First
First outputs from Intel research centre on sustainable connected cities
The Intel Collaborative Research Institute for Sustainable Connected Cities – a cooperation between University College London (UCL), Imperial College London and...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
CCC Council Member Anita Jones Receives AAAS’ Highest Honor
Congratulations to CCC Council member Anita Jones for being named the recipient of the 2012 Philip Hauge Ableson Award. The Ableson award is the highest award conferred...
From Schneier on Security
Anti-Cheating Security in Casinos
Long article. With over a thousand cameras operating 24/7, the monitoring room creates tremendous amounts of data every day, most of which goes unseen. Six technicians...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Beware the Scaffold That Becomes Crutch
This year I am experimenting with scaffolding to help students get started with projects. For example I started one group with a project to calculate BMI (BodyDescaffolding...
From Wild WebMink
A Real Love Song
For Valentine’s Day, here’s a song about real love. That’s Who Are We Fooling, by Brooke Fraser and Aqualung. Amazon UK will give you £1 to buy any track if you...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Computer Science - Part of English Baccalaureate
There is some good news from the UK in that Computer Science is going to be part of English Baccalaureate (secondary school) program there. The Ministry of Education...
From My Biased Coin
Online Censorship Day and Other Links
1) Sharon Goldberg and Nick Feamster asked me to announce the following:In the tradition of CAEC, NYCE, and etc, we are holding a "Day" on online censorship at...
From Schneier on Security
Real-World Prisoner's Dilemma from France
This is a real story of a pair of identical twins who are suspected in a crime. There is there is CCTV and DNA evidence that could implicate either suspect. Detailed...
From Gödel's Lost Letter and P=NP
The Informatics Prize
From a specialty in Complex Analysis Rolf Nevanlinna was one of the top complex analysts of the last century, and is widely cited as the most famous Finnish mathematician...
From Computational Complexity
The Complexity-STOC Bonanza
STOC and Complexity are co-located this July in beautiful Palo Alto, California. Both conferences have just announced their accepted papers: STOC (with PDF links...
From Putting People First
Report: Divided Brain, Divided World
Divided Brain, Divided World; Why the best part of us struggles to be heard is an RSA report that explores the practical significance of the scientific fact that...
From Putting People First
From GoPros to vanity camera drones
Nicolas Nova went skiing and saw a lot of GoPro cameras on people’s heads. He got intrigued, and wrote an Ethnography Matters column where he questions informal...
From Putting People First
The “intentional fallacy” and the “affective fallacy” of interaction design
How seriously should we (as researchers, practitioners, users, and members of society) seek to understand and factor in the intentions of the designers who made...
From Schneier on Security
New al Qaeda Encryption Tool
There's not a lot of information -- and quite a lot of hyperbole -- in this article: With the release of the Asrar Al Dardashah plugin, GIMF promised "secure correspondence"...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Making Money or Making a Difference
I found this very interesting info graphic (OK Doug Peterson tweeted the link so really he found it first) from Seattle University at Training in Technology: The...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Are You Playing a Character, or Just Coaching Them?
Think of your favourite games that are about a particular character. Do you actually play that character, or are you just the coach? That is, are you able to fully...
From Schneier on Security
Massive Police Shootout in Cleveland Despite Lack of Criminals
This is an amazing story. I urge you to read the whole thing, but here's the basics: A November car chase ended in a "full blown-out" firefight, with glass and...
From Computer Science Teachers Association