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Carnegie Mellon's Inflatable Robotic Arm Inspires Design of Disney's Latest Character
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Carnegie Mellon's Inflatable Robotic Arm Inspires Design of Disney's Latest Character

When Don Hall saw a robot arm made of balloons while visiting Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute several years ago, he knew instantly that Baymax,...

Nsa Director Offers Olive Branch in Silicon Valley Speech
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Nsa Director Offers Olive Branch in Silicon Valley Speech

The director of the National Security Agency said Monday that he understands why Silicon Valley companies have beefed up security to keep out government agencies...

Megan Smith: 'you Can Affect Billions of People'
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Megan Smith: 'you Can Affect Billions of People'

Now that you work at the White House, approximately how many times a day do you find yourself thinking, God, we did this so much better at Google?

Facebook, Google, and the Rise of Open Source Security Software
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Facebook, Google, and the Rise of Open Source Security Software

Facebook chief security officer Joe Sullivan says that people like Mike Arpaia are hard to find.

Demystifying the Mooc
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Demystifying the Mooc

When massive open online courses first grabbed the spotlight in 2011, many saw in them promise of a revolutionary force that would disrupt traditional higher education...

This Guy's Quest to Track Every Shot in the Nba Changed Basketball Forever
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This Guy's Quest to Track Every Shot in the Nba Changed Basketball Forever

As a kid, Kirk Goldsberry was a rabid basketball fan. But this was the 1980s, and living near Penn State meant his house wasn't quite close enough to Philadelphia...

The Slide Rule: A Computing Device That Put a Man on the Moon
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The Slide Rule: A Computing Device That Put a Man on the Moon


Indiana University Launches Complexity Institute
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Indiana University Launches Complexity Institute

The Indiana University Network Science Institute (IUNI) is a $7 million interdisciplinary initiative established on the premise that understanding networks is...

The Myth of the Digital Native
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The Myth of the Digital Native

A study on the use of technology by middle school science teachers and students challenges the notion that so-called "digital natives" are more technology savvy...

Google, Oxford ­niversity Partner in Artificial Intelligence Research
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Google, Oxford ­niversity Partner in Artificial Intelligence Research

Following Google's acquisition of the secretive firm DeepMind, the tech giant has teamed up with Oxford University to research artificial intelligence.

Evening the Odds: Technology Helps Blind Student See Math Clearly
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Evening the Odds: Technology Helps Blind Student See Math Clearly

A blind student at Wake Forest University is studying math using enabling technology kludged together by a math professor and an assistive technologies expert.

This Incredible Oculus Sim Lets Soccer Players Relive Games
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This Incredible Oculus Sim Lets Soccer Players Relive Games

For many athletes, watching game film is a necessary chore.

Professor Awarded Nsf Grant For Computer Science Curriculum Project
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Professor Awarded Nsf Grant For Computer Science Curriculum Project

Caitlin McMunn Dooley of Georgia State University has been awarded a three-year, $1.2 million grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation to develop a curriculum...

Isaac Asimov Mulls 'how Do People Get New Ideas?'
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Isaac Asimov Mulls 'how Do People Get New Ideas?'

In 1959, I worked as a scientist at Allied Research Associates in Boston.

More Training, Skills Development Needed For Analyzing Big Data, Experts Say
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More Training, Skills Development Needed For Analyzing Big Data, Experts Say

Big data training is a major challenge, according to a recently published study from the National Academies Press. The report notes the need for better educating...

Textbook Documents the Power of Smart Cameras
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Textbook Documents the Power of Smart Cameras

"Distributed Embedded Smart Cameras," a new textbook co-edited by Christophe Bobda of the University of Arkansas and Senem Velipasalar of Syracuse University, covers...

Nyu Joins Campaign to Train Next-Generation STEM Teachers
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Nyu Joins Campaign to Train Next-Generation STEM Teachers

NYU has joined the "Blow Minds, Teach STEM" a campaign to inspire undergraduates and recent graduates with strong STEM skills to become teachers.

Nobel Prize: How English Beat German as Language of Science
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Nobel Prize: How English Beat German as Language of Science

Permafrost, oxygen, hydrogen; it all looks like science to me. 

­c Santa Cruz Creates New Department of Computational Media
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­c Santa Cruz Creates New Department of Computational Media

The University of California, Santa Cruz has created a Department of Computational Media, an academic home for a new interdisciplinary field that is concerned...

Web-Era Trade Schools, Feeding a Need For Code
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Web-Era Trade Schools, Feeding a Need For Code

A new educational institution, the coding boot camp, is quietly emerging as the vocational school for the digital age, devoted to creating software developers.
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