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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
CS Educator Interview: Louis Zulli Jr
Lou Zulli Jr is a quiet unassuming man. What he does with his students is anything but minor though. The projects his students have done with smartphones, SharePoint...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Robots as Army Squad Members
Not unexpected. A play on the drone idea, but with a higher element of cooperation. Which should require a higher level of autonomy and AI. " .... The U.S. Army...
From Computational Complexity
Ph.D. Attrition
Leonard Cassuto writes in the Chronicle an article Ph.D. Attrition: How Much Is Too Much? He presupposes the answer with the subtitle "A disturbing 50 percent of...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Encouraging Students to Make Mistakes and Learn How to Debug
I've been slowly reading Papert's Mindstorms as I've had time (finally!). This paragraph (pg 114) really jumped out at me:It is easy to empathize. The ethic of...
From Schneier on Security
Details on NSA/FBI Eavesdropping
We're starting to see Internet companies talk about the mechanics of how the US government spies on their users. Here, a Utah ISP owner describes his experiences...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology discusses Big Data as it relates to Smart Cities
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) met on July 18, 2013 in a joint session with the Council for Science and Technology (CST)...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Generating Infographics
Have had cause to look at how to effectively and cheaply generate infographics. I have criticized the infographics form a number of times here, but do like the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Georgia Tech MOOC
A good example of how universities are starting to integrate online courses with other offerings. What is its implication more broadly to the University system...
From The Eponymous Pickle
3D Mapping Interiors
In Wired: A camera that can map an interior space and digitize it. An impressive ability that I can think of some retail uses for. " ... This fall, MatterPort...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Deriving Visual Structure
Every line in the Novel: The Great Gatsby, as an infographic. The future of writing? Or a better understanding of structure in unstructured data? Here mostly...
From Schneier on Security
Poached Eggs
The story of people who poach and collect rare eggs, and the people who hunt them down. Securing wildlife against poachers is a difficult problem, especially when...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
CS Educator Interview: David Burkhart
Today’s interview is David Burkhart from rural Ohio. Dave is another teacher who has been very active in the CSTA and is a former board member. As you read though...
From Putting People First
Evgeny Morozov, solutionism and the politics of usability
Luke Fernandez, Manager of Program and Technology Development at Weber State University, has published a review of Evgeny Morozov’s To Save Everything Click Here...
From Putting People First
Don Norman on the paradox of wearable technologies
Can wearable devices augment our activities without distracting us from the real world, asks Don Norman in an article just published in the MIT Technology Review...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wal-Mart to Speed its Site
Wal-Mart labs has acquired a startup to speed its web site operation. More serious site improvements are being integrated by Wal-Mart, emphasizing mobile platforms...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Wolfram Creative Community
Of Interest ... Wolfram announces a crowdsourced community for their users:" ... Wolfram Community is the go-to place to discuss questions and issues relatingWolfram...
From Schneier on Security
Michael Hayden on the Effects of Snowden's Whistleblowing
Former NSA director Michael Hayden lists three effects of the Snowden documents: "...the undeniable operational effect of informing adversaries of American intelligence's...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Predictive Analytics Watch Outs
In the article they say these are 'screw ups', and I agree. I think they are more broadly applicable than just to what is called 'predictive analytics' today...
From The Eponymous Pickle
CFOs Thinking Fast
Brought to my attention by a collaborator. I am a believer in quantitative analytic thinking and a critic of intuitive flash thinking, so obviously agree, ...
From The Eponymous Pickle