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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
Usability and user experience in digital libraries
Lorraine Paterson and Boon Low of the UK National e-Science Centre at the University of Edinburgh highlight findings from the usability inspection report they conducted...
From Putting People First
Moving past user needs
Core77’s Allan Chochinov has published his reflections on IIT’s 2010 Design Research conference. Although there were about 30 speakers, Chochinov (who was a speaker...
From Apophenia
Deception + fear + humiliation != education
I hate fear-based approaches to education. I grew up on the “this is your brain on drugs” messages and watched classmates go from being afraid of drugs to trying...
From The Eponymous Pickle
A Fascination with Circular Things
Good piece by Stephen Few, on why we choose graphical forms. Also related another post on circular visual forms. Our Irresistible Fascination with All ThingsStephen...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Remembering Martin Gardner in Mathematica
In the Wolfram Blog, a number of examples of Martin Gardner's problems posed in books and articles, cleverly implemented in Mathematica. I would have loved to have...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Kyield Unveils New Semantic Healthcare Platform
More developments at Kyield: Kyield Unveils New Semantic Health Care Platform SANTA FE, N.M.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kyield introduced today the new semantic health care...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
Tech Mommies
A friend of mine is expecting her first baby in the next couple of months. She asked me if I could do some maternity shots with her. The criteria? Nothing clich...
From The Female Perspective of Computer Science
GHC10 Talks
It's that time of year again! My travel scholarship application is in, our committee on online communities is starting to make headway, and the results of our talk...
From Computational Complexity
Complexity and Computability
The 5th Conference on Logic, Computability and Randomness is going on this week at Notre Dame. Because of teaching and other commitments I only was able to attend...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Oil Cleanup
Solution thoughts from New Orleans, a place I worked in for years. Franz, Please forgive a quick personal request. Louisiana is my home of homes, and it's killing...
From Wild WebMink
Getting The Point
The EGM debate: BCS v Len Keighley This FAQ/debate article with an anonymous BCS spokesbeing make it clear what the issue at the BCS is all about, both directly...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Facts about SAP
SAP was very big in the enterprise. We visited their headquarters a number of times to see what they were doing in enterprise optimization applications. Now nothis...
From Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information From Alfred Thompson
And here a miracle happens
I was reading a post by Mark Guzdial yesterday (In Praise of Drill and Practice) and was struck by this passage: [
From My Biased Coin
Giving in to Student Demands
I received my student reviews today, and while I could easily post days' worth of discussions on them, suffice to say there's a non-trivial minority of students...
From The Eponymous Pickle
Tribalization of Business Study
I am passing along the SNCR Tribalization of Business Study. I used to be a fellow there and they produce some interesting work. Pass it on!" ... We're pleased...
From Computer Science Teachers Association
CSTA Members Speak Out
Earlier this year, the CSTA membership was asked to complete a survey rating the membership benefits offered by CSTA. Over a thousand members completed the survey...
From The Eponymous Pickle
New Playing Field for Ads
A good prediction, From Knowledge@Wharton: Going Mobile: How iAd and AdMob Move Apple vs. Google to a New Playing Field What spending in the mobile advertising...
From The Eponymous Pickle