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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 Computational Complexity
Solution to the reciprocals problem
In my last blog I asked you to look at this problem, try to solve it, and tell me if you think it is too hard for a HS competition. (I meant to post this on WED...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Innovation Boom
Look for the coming innovation boom. I have personally seen quite a few good ideas recently.
From Putting People First
Women to dominate tech
Chip maker and technology group Intel says that women are emerging as the dominant users of technology and if it continues to enhance its ease of use, the fairer...
From Putting People First
Philosophy of interaction
Chapter eleven of the interaction-design.org resource is now available in preview. It was written by Dag Svanaes, Professor at the Department of Computer and Information...
From Schneier on Security
Assessing Terrorist Threats to Commercial Aviation
This article on airplane security says many of the same things I've been saying for years: Given the breadth and complexity of threats to commercial aviation,Wired...
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
NSF: Slight Increase in Ph.D.s in the Computer Sciences;CS Experienced
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is out with a brief overview of the
From Schneier on Security
Iranians Capture U.S. Drone
Iran has captured a U.S. surveillance drone. No one is sure how it happened. Looking at the pictures of the drone, it wasn't shot down and it didn't crash. The...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
Year Up Visits the MTC
Last Friday the Microsoft Technology Center in Waltham MA was pleased to again host a group from Year Up Rhode Island. I again gave a career talk. Unlike last time...
From The Eponymous Pickle
The Intelligent Social Dashboard
Addresses the sharepocalypse. I am confused, both before and after the private introduction of 'Bottlenose', but it may be worth examination: " It's hard enough...
From The Eponymous Pickle
P&G Personalized Style
Personalized Style site:P&G Beauty & Grooming announced the launch of StyleUnited (www.styleunited.com), the first truly personalized site that brings beauty and...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Exploring Your Blindspot
A free E-Book. Well, more like a pamphlet. About human vision blind spots. This is a frequent topic in psych classes. We do not see everything in front of...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Scavenger Hunts
Scavenger hunts as a brand tactic. Gamifying as engagement. Some interesting examples are given to increase brand engagement.
From Schneier on Security
Dumbest Camera Ban Ever
In London: While photography bans are pretty common, the station has decided to only ban DSLRs due to "their combination of high quality sensor and high resolution"...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
National Models of CS Education
While in Costa Rica running an Alice workshop at the Foundacion Omar Dengo (see my earlier blog posting), Alberto J. Canas came to the foundation to give a talk...
From U.S. Public Policy Committee of the ACM
Hill Tech Happenings, Week of December 12
December 14 Hearing: The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology of the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on ICANN’s top-level domain...
From Apophenia
Four Difficult Questions Regarding Bullying and Youth Suicide
Over the last couple of years, I’ve laid awake at night asking myself uncomfortable questions about bullying and teen suicide. I don’t have answers to most of the...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Game Changing Presentations: Prezi
I was reminded of the Prezi presentation system by a link Jerry Michalski sent me today. It is an interesting, Cloud based, unique method to construct visualizations...
From Computational Complexity
Is this problem too hard for a HS Math Competition
The Univ of MD HS Math Competition has two parts. Part I is 25 multiple choice questions in 2 hours (4 points for a correct answer, -2 for an incorrect answer)....
From The Computing Community Consortium Blog
Highlights: Predicting Hurricanes, Visualizing Research, and Perceiving Leaning
A series of computing research advances making the news in the past week: A New Forecasting Algorithm to Predict Hurricane Intensity and Wind Speed Scientists at...
From Schneier on Security