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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 to create a cutting edge Smart City visitor experience
A four step guide from the Milan Expo 2015: Step 1 Ask your main sponsors (in this case Cisco, Enel and Telecom Italia) to indicate the relevant “Smart City” technologies...
From Schneier on Security
Keccak is SHA-3
NIST has just announced that Keccak has been selected as SHA-3. It's a fine choice. I'm glad that SHA-3 is nothing like the SHA-2 family; something completely...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Therapy Apps
Supplemental therapy Apps. Which reminds me of the time in the 1990s when AI based psych therapy programs were much discussed, but were soon seen to be less than...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Data Science Central
Quite a rich resource of data mining ideas and useful articles. Points to a number of directions that are worth following.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Predicting Behavior
In Mind Hacks: A telling piece that critiques a study relating the speed of drinking to the shape of a glass being used. An excellent caution. Classic example...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Controlling Systems with Data
A Conversation.One question that fascinated me in the last two years is, to what extent can we use data to control systems? What elements of a system can be effectively...
From The Eponymous Pickle
On Juggling Priorities
In the HBR Network: Great video on the juggling of priorities. Often a dilemma. In my experience priorities are always determined by context, which is always...
From Putting People First
Anthropological study by Google on our magic relationship with mobile devices
What is the emotional relationship people truly have with the mobile space and how they make meaning there? To answer this, Google conducted an anthropological...
From Schneier on Security
2013 U.S. Homeland Security Budget
Among other findings in this CBO report: Funding for homeland security has dropped somewhat from its 2009 peak of $76 billion, in inflation-adjusted terms; funding...
From Computational Complexity
Quantum Workshop
I went to the QIS workshop on quantum computing which was on the College Park Campus. I went Thursday (reception- free food!) and Friday (free lunch!) but had...
From Putting People First
Experientia at EPIC 2012
Experientia will be at EPIC Conference, on October 14-17 2012, hosted by the Savannah College of Art and Design [SCAD], Savannah, USA. This year, Experientia president...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Debugging is Good For Learning
I was going to title this post “I love debugging” because, well, I do love debugging code. For me that is one of the most fun puzzle solving mind challenging things...
From Putting People First
Why we are so rude online
Why are we so nasty to each other online, asks Elizabeth Bernstein in the Wall Street Journal. Whether on Facebook, Twitter, message boards or websites, we say...
From Putting People First
Smart cities in Italy and France
The European House-Ambrosetti, an Italian economic think tank/management consultancy and organisers of the very prestigious annual international economic conference...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
Computer Science: Tool or Way of Knowing?
I gave a talk recently and, at the end, a faculty member from a non-CS discipline asked me "So, is computer science a tool or a fundamental way of knowing?" My...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Print Your Own Replacement Parts
A move forward in 3-D printing. " ... Want a new part for your synthesizer? Need a replacement knob or dial? In a first, one company is telling its customers to...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Pack Mule
DARPA's pack mule for the soldier is getting closer to reality. Saw some early tests in robotics exhibitions but wondered if it would ever be used. Expect the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Analytics Lessons Learned from 9/11
An interesting piece from Paul Barsch. Via Gib Bassett. Intelligence and its integration used to be a function that I worked in, so it is intriguing to see this...
From Apophenia