Professor of the Practice - Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN, United States
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Documentation Academy Aims to Empower Open Source Newcomers
Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
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The Significance of an MIT Drone Weaving Around Tree Branches at 30 Mph
To get his Ph.D., MIT grad student Andy Barry packed up a car with a drone and a catapult to launch it. Then he headed west.
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Inside the Economics of Hacking
Imagine getting $1 million for finding a security weakness in a mobile operating system.
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How One Austrian Student Took On American Tech Companies Over Privacy—and Won
Earlier this month the European Union's top court struck down a major trade agreement that thousands of companies use to transfer Europeans' personal data to the...
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The World's Youngest Synthetic Biologists Show that the Future of Innovation Is in the Genes
At the 12th annual iGEM Giant Jamboree this weekend in Boston—an event that its founder Randy Rettberg refers to as "the World Cup of science"—over 250 student-led...
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The Auto and Tech Worlds Are Fighting For the Best Minds in Race For Self-Driving Cars
Google had all of Silicon Valley to choose from when deciding on a leader for its ambitious self-driving car division.
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6 Reasons Why We're nderhyping the Internet of Things
Just when you thought the Internet of Things couldn't possibly live up to its hype, along comes a blockbuster, 142-page report from McKinsey Global Institute ("The...
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Google Didn't Lead the Self-Driving Vehicle Revolution. John Deere Did.
Google has received tons of gushy press for its bubble-shaped self-driving car, though it's still years from the showroom floor.
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No One Questions Google's Ability to Innovate, So Why Do Its Moonshots Look Like Money Pits?
Consider a question that we have been puzzling over at the World Economic Forum.
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How Self-Driving Tractor-Trailers May Reinvent What It Means to Be a Truck Driver
Daimler Trucks North America showed off a self-driving truck in a glitzy ceremony Tuesday at the Hoover Dam, offering a reminder of the coming era of autonomous...
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Just How Hackable Is Your Plane?
Chris Roberts knows a lot about hacking planes. But not because he's trying to make them fall out of the sky.
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Homeland Security Is Laying Roots in Silicon Valley, and You Might Not Like Its Reasons
The Department of Homeland Security plans to open an office in California's Silicon Valley to recruit talent from the technology sector and build relationships...
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Happy Birthday to Moore's Law
Few revolutions can be said to have lasted for half a century, or to have wrought disruptive change at a predictable pace.
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10 Images that Explain the Incredible Power of Moore's Law
Moore's Law, which states that the number of transistors per integrated circuit will double approximately every 18–24 months, has become the defining metaphor of...
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Tech Titans' Latest Project: Defy Death
Seated at the head of a table for 12 with a view of the city's soaring skyline, Peter Thiel was deep in conversation with his guests, eclectic scientists whose...
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Why Shades of Asperger's Syndrome Are the Secret to Building a Great Tech Company
The individuals who have founded some of the most success tech companies are decidedly weird.
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Why Organism Engineering Could Be a Foodie's Dream Come True
Thanks to recent advances in synthetic biology—a hybrid discipline of engineering and biology that makes possible the manipulation of DNA of microorganisms such...
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How Crashing Drones Are Exposing Secrets About .s. War Operations
Crashing drones are spilling secrets about U.S. military operations.
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How 'game of Thrones' Creates Its Dragons
When you hear the words "CGI" or "3-D animation," complex computer languages probably come to mind.
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Why Digital Natives Prefer Reading in Print. Yes, You Read That Right.
Frank Schembari loves books—printed books.
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Associated Press Looks to Expand Its Automated Stories Program Following Successful Launch
In the last three months of 2014, the Associated Press published 3,000 articles on the earning reports of U.S. companies. Previously it could publish only 300.
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