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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
The ethnographer’s reading list
Ethnography Matters has embarked on a new series called “The Ethnographer’s Reading List” with UX professionals discussing their summer reading. Here are the latest...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
GPS Provides Teachable Moments
I just drove most of the way across the country (from upstate New York to New Mexico, just shy of 2500 miles). This gave me ample opportunity to ponder my GPS,...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Portable Neuroscience
Once again, featuring Sands Research portable Neuroactivity capture in the aisle:" ... The use of neuroscience in POPAI's 2012 Shopper Engagement Study made itFull...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Sports Analytics Blog
Paul Hare's blog: The Numbers Don't Lie: Statistical analysis of evidence in the world of sports. Moneyball and beyond.
From Putting People First
Beyond reliability: An ethnographic study of Wikipedia sources
Almost a year ago, Heather Ford was hired by Ushahidi to work as an ethnographic researcher on a project to understand how Wikipedians managed sources during breaking...
From Schneier on Security
Fake Irises Fool Scanners
We already know you can wear fake irises to fool a scanner into thinking you're not you, but this is the first fake iris you can use for impersonation: to fool...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Social Technology and Snacks
In NYT Technology: Snack foods are a natural intersection place between social technology and people. This article addresses work underway and how retailers...
From The Eponymous Pickle
No Plans for Analytics
CW article on how a survey shows most companies have no plans for big data analytics. I will go further to say that most companies have coherent plans for any...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
In Letter, Bill Wulf Explains Why He Hasn’t “Un-Resigned”
Last month, we noted that eminent computer scientist Bill Wulf had taken the unprecedented step of resigning from the University of Virginia to protest the ousting...
From The Eponymous Pickle
American Don't Trust the Internet
Says a recent survey presented in Baseline. But they clearly use the Internet a great deal, even for very important decisions, when they should go elsewhere for...
From The Eponymous Pickle
How to Introduce Big Technology Change
Very Good piece from HBR on the rapid introduction of big technology change in the large enterprise, including some consumer package goods examples. We experienced...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
A Workshop on Next-Generational Financial Cyberinfrastructure
The following is a special contribution to this blog by Louiqa Raschid, a professor in the School of Business, Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, Department...
From Computational Complexity
A natural function with very odd properties
Last time I posted some questions. Today I post the answer that I know. Is there a subset of [0,1] that is uncountable and has measure 0? YES- take theCantor...
From Schneier on Security
Hacking Tool Disguised as a Power Strip
This is impressive: The device has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi adapters, a cellular connection, dual Ethernet ports, and hacking and remote access tools that let security...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Register now for the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing!
I'm really excited to be attending this year's Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Baltimore, and I hope you'll consider going, too! Tomorrow is the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Building Private Social Networks
An idea we experimented with. In particular as new hires come on board expecting to communicate broadly with a social network. This makes some good points about...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Design Thinking and Storytelling
A favorite topic of mine: Elements of the design and its story place the design in a human context.
From Schneier on Security
Fear-Mongering at TED
This TED talk trots out the usual fear-mongering that technology leads to terrorism. The facts are basically correct, but there are no counterbalancing facts,...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Interesting Links 30 July 2012
Over on the left here is a picture of a group of young women who visited Microsoft in Cambridge MA recently as part of Boston University’s Artemis Project. This...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM