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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 Putting People First
How the digital world is changing the rules of modern courtship
As part of a feature series on Facebook (see below), Newsweek explores how the digital world is changing the rules of modern courtship: “It wasn’t so long ago that...
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TEDGlobal updates
Both the Guardian newspaper’s PDA blog and TED itself are posting regular updates from the current TEDGlobal conference in Oxford, UK. (TED stands for technology...
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Designing for sustainability
In this three-part video series, originally posted on Adobe’s Inspire site (a publication from the Adobe Experience Design Team), watch highlights from the Adobe...
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Literature review on museums and libraries in a digital age
The Futures of Learning blog, which is associated with a MacArthur Foundation project, just completed an extensive literature review, conducted as part of the project...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
The Computing Community Consortium: An Update
A GENI Engineering Conference presentation by CCC Chair Ed Lazowska describing major activities since the last GEC in October 2008, including: Transition Team...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Planning Under Uncertainty
Good Piece in Knowledge@Wharton: Eyes Wide Open: Embracing Uncertainty through Scenario Planning. Given our uncertain times, a technique that needs to be more...
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Creativity Centers
The Power Of Design IDEO redefined good design by creating experiences, not just products. Now it's changing the way companies innovate ... Also here about creativity...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Network Science & Engineering Research Agenda
At this week’s GENI Engineering Conference in Seattle, Ellen Zegura rolled out the Network Science & Engineering (NetSE) Research Agenda, an extensive effort of...
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Visions of Europe in 2030
The age of globalization is over. The coming 30 years will be shaped by the logic of scarcity, resulting in a turn away from global trade and the creation of self...
From Wild WebMink
America Needs Open Source
Today sees the launch of a new coalition of businesses (large and small), organizations and individuals to speak up for Free and open source software in Washington...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Summer Learning for Teachers
Many people believe that teachers have it easy in the summer since they have summers off. But, many teachers have very busy summers. Some teachers need to work...
From The Eponymous Pickle
On the Neuroscience of Emotion
Interesting Google tech talk on the topic, a talk by Phillipe Goldin
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Big Stick
I see that there is now a 256GB USB memory stick. Expensive, but things like this will drive the price of others down. Will allow us to lose increasing amounts...
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Brands, Games and Phones
In Adweek, good overview about how brands can be integrated into games on phones. This is something we examined starting a number of years ago. How do you take...
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Elsevier announces the
According to an Elsevier press release, the ew article prototype introduces non-linear structure, enhanced graphical navigation, and integrated multimedia. “Elsevier...
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Touch me! An article on tactile experience
In this article Jessica Ching, Laura Henneberry and Shally Lee share the findings of a collaborative project between the Ontario College of Art and Design (OCAD)...
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Mobile Internet user experience is miserable: Study
While most people see mobile as the answer to so many problems, research from Nielsen Norman Group sees it as another problem on the list. “The key finding showed...
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Storytelling and interaction design
The urge to describe experiences by telling a story runs throughout human history. From pictograms to hieroglyphs to the songs of the wandering bard, argues Ben...
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