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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 The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Luis von Ahn Featured in NBC Learn Video on Crowdsourcing
NBC Learn — the educational arm of NBC News — is out with a new video about crowdsourcing, featuring Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist Luis von Ahn...
From Computational Complexity
Neil Armstrong, Ray Bradbury: The future is not what we thought it would be
Neil Armstrong died on August 25, 2012. He was the first man to walk on the moon. (Since they always say this I wonder if Women walked on the moon earlierRay ...
From Schneier on Security
The Importance of Security Engineering
In May, neuroscientist and popular author Sam Harris and I debated the issue of profiling Muslims at airport security. We each wrote essays, then went back and...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Startup Weekend... In Book Form!
I've wondered before if I'd like being an entrepreneur. I've come up with a few ideas that could get me started. I have even entered a social-good version ofStartup...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
A Workshop on Quantum Information Science
On Sept. 28 and 29, the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) – a partnership of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and University of Maryland —...
From Wild WebMink
Apple v Samsung
Patents are now an anti-trust weapon rather than a reward for innovation. That’s my conclusion after a weekend trying to decided whether I has happy or sad Apple...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Useful Download Links for Windows 8 and Windows Phone Development
Part of my job is to help people find valuable resources. I especially like it when they are free. Free is good. These links are for students, faculty and professional...
From The Eponymous Pickle
What to do First
In FastCompany. What to do with the first hour of each day to be most productive. Not your Email.
From The Eponymous Pickle
Gauging Facebook Measurement
In Adage: " ... As Facebook urges big advertisers to boost their spending, its measurement team is playing an increasingly prominent role, trying to articulate...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Mining Medical Records
A view with data visualizations. In particular, linking unexpected associations. " ... Big data analytics have enabled researchers at the Massachusetts Institute...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
“Watson Turns Medic”
New Scientist published an interesting story last week describing how Watson – the IBM question-answering supercomputer that bested the world’s leading human competitors...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Legacy and Future of Television
With it go away soon? In Harvard Business blogs. Probably not, the blog suggests there will be a number of disruptions and even transformations. But the broad...
From The Eponymous Pickle
On the Language of Data Science
Useful definitions, also the reminder that Data Science is not only about the data, but also the analytics that will be used with the data, and the business processes...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
What Inspired You?
As the school year rolls around again, what professional development did you participate in that inspired you for the new year? I recently attended a CS4HS session...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Useful Download Links for Windows 8 and Windows Phone Development
Part of my job is to help people find valuable resources. I especially like it when they are free. Free is good. These links are for students, faculty and professional...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 27 August 2012
Back to school hit home today as my wife went back to school for the first day of teachers. Kids come back the day after Labor Day so it is professional development...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Recapping the 2012 MUCMD Symposium
The following is a special contribution to this blog by Suchi Saria, a 2011 Computing Innovation Fellow who recently joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins University...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Boosting Research Productivity
With zResearch, via Zakta, who I have talked to a number of times. A way to curate research via search. Aiming to add social interaction and collaboration to...
From The Eponymous Pickle