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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
Computer Science Curricula In Flux
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From The Noisy Channel
Guest Blog: Data 2.0 Conference Report
Note: This post was written by Scott Nicholson, a Senior Data Scientist at LinkedIn. Scott is data and modeling geek with a passion for startups, product and user...
From Computational Complexity
The Mathematics of Huging my great Niece Jordan
I have already blogged about (trying to) teach me Nephew Jason math here and my Great Nephew Justin math here. Now its my Great Niece Jordan's turn. I was at...
From Putting People First
Apps to keep America from getting fatter
Tom Dair, CEO of Smart Design, speaks with Dave Cronin, Smart Design
From Putting People First
Book: Sentient City
Sentient City: Ubiquitous Computing, Architecture, and the Future of Urban Space Edited by Mark Shepard Paperback, 200 pages, 2011 MIT Press in copublication with...
From Putting People First
Experientia presentation at Fuorisalone, Milan
Irene Cassarino, Experientia’s senior open innovation expert, will be speaking on Designing for Sustainable Change at the Hub Milan on Friday, as part of the Hub’s...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Redprairie and Flowcasting
I see that my old colleague Andre Martin now delivers his novel supply chain analysis system from the company Redprairie. You can find out much more about that...
From Schneier on Security
Optical Stun Ray
It's been patented; no idea if it actually works. ...newly patented device can render an assailant helpless with a brief flash of high-intensity light. It works...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Imagine Cup Stories
Today I am on my way out to Redmond WA for the US Final of the Imagine Cup. Here I will see 22 teams who have advanced over hundreds of other teams to win the invitation...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Data Integrity Cornerstone of BI
Mark Montgomery of KYield writes in the Enterprise CIO Forum: Data Integrity: The Cornerstone for BI in the Decision Process When studying methods of decision making...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Message from Dave Burkhart
Hello Everyone As one of the candidates for the CSTA Board of Directors, I am writing to ask for your support in this election. When someone is first elected...
From Computational Complexity
Kanellakis and Grace Murray Hopper Prizes
The ACM announced several award winners today. Two of particular interest to the theory community. Craig Gentry, recipient of the Grace Murray Hopper Award for...
From My Biased Coin
Harry Lewis Asking Tough Questions (Again)
Harry Lewis is asking Harvard to confront the issue of some of Harvard's professors being involved in money-making opportunities, like working for Libyan dictators...
From The Eponymous Pickle
NFC Payment System Test
Engadget outlines the test of an NFC phone payment system in Salt Lake in 2012. Another step towards phone-as-wallet. The big rollers are now involved. " ... ...
From Schneier on Security
Counterterrorism Security Cost-Benefit Analysis
"Terror, Security, and Money: Balancing the Risks, Benefits, and Costs of Homeland Security," by John Mueller and Mark Stewart: Abstract:The cumulative increase...
From Putting People First
Interview with Stefana Broadbent on our increasingly mixed personal and work lives (in French)
Hubert Guillaud of the French online magazine InternetActu interviewed Stefana Broadbent, anthropologist and digital ethnographer, who in the last 20 years has...
From Putting People First
Africa to be first post-PC continent
A convergence of historical circumstance and an increase in innovative mobile applications may make Africa the first post-PC continent. Low investment in wired...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Cryptography is Hard
I love stories like this - http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/22/ba_jihadist_trial_sentencing/ Briefly stated a group of would be terrorists rejected all suggestions...
From Putting People First