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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 Schneier on Security
Lone Shooters and Body Armor
The new thing about the Aurora shooting wasn't the weaponry, but the armor: What distinguished Holmes wasn't his offense. It was his defense. At Columbine, Harris...
From The Eponymous Pickle
P&G Names New Connect & Develop Leader
On P&G's site ... more information here, including links to get your own ideas used by P&G:" ... Connect+Develop, the program that’s brought consumers a seriesAlso...
From The Eponymous Pickle
P&G's CIO and CEO : Digitizing the Enterprise
In CIO: Relationship between P&G's CEO and CIO in the big enterprise. An interview, the whole thing is instructive to read:" ... McDonald’s understanding of how...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
IBM, IEEE Challenge Students to “Make the World a Better Place”
IBM and IEEE have partnered to launch the Smarter Planet Challenge, seeking ”creative team-based student projects that can help students at any level learn about...
From Putting People First
Design principles for eating sustainably
“Design Principles for Eating Sustainably: Bridging the Gap Between Consumer Intention and Action” is the title of an ethnographic research driven service design...
From Putting People First
Don Norman: John Maeda and I failed to connect
As part of its Power of 10 lecture series, PARC Forum invited John Maeda, President of the Rhode Island School of Design, and Don Norman, Co-founder of the Nielsen...
From Putting People First
The ethnographer’s reading list
Ethnography Matters has embarked on a new series called “The Ethnographer’s Reading List” with UX professionals discussing their summer reading. Here are the latest...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
GPS Provides Teachable Moments
I just drove most of the way across the country (from upstate New York to New Mexico, just shy of 2500 miles). This gave me ample opportunity to ponder my GPS,...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Portable Neuroscience
Once again, featuring Sands Research portable Neuroactivity capture in the aisle:" ... The use of neuroscience in POPAI's 2012 Shopper Engagement Study made itFull...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Sports Analytics Blog
Paul Hare's blog: The Numbers Don't Lie: Statistical analysis of evidence in the world of sports. Moneyball and beyond.
From Putting People First
Beyond reliability: An ethnographic study of Wikipedia sources
Almost a year ago, Heather Ford was hired by Ushahidi to work as an ethnographic researcher on a project to understand how Wikipedians managed sources during breaking...
From Schneier on Security
Fake Irises Fool Scanners
We already know you can wear fake irises to fool a scanner into thinking you're not you, but this is the first fake iris you can use for impersonation: to fool...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Social Technology and Snacks
In NYT Technology: Snack foods are a natural intersection place between social technology and people. This article addresses work underway and how retailers...
From The Eponymous Pickle
No Plans for Analytics
CW article on how a survey shows most companies have no plans for big data analytics. I will go further to say that most companies have coherent plans for any...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
In Letter, Bill Wulf Explains Why He Hasn’t “Un-Resigned”
Last month, we noted that eminent computer scientist Bill Wulf had taken the unprecedented step of resigning from the University of Virginia to protest the ousting...
From The Eponymous Pickle
American Don't Trust the Internet
Says a recent survey presented in Baseline. But they clearly use the Internet a great deal, even for very important decisions, when they should go elsewhere for...
From The Eponymous Pickle
How to Introduce Big Technology Change
Very Good piece from HBR on the rapid introduction of big technology change in the large enterprise, including some consumer package goods examples. We experienced...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
A Workshop on Next-Generational Financial Cyberinfrastructure
The following is a special contribution to this blog by Louiqa Raschid, a professor in the School of Business, Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, Department...
From Computational Complexity