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Canonical's Open Documentation Academy aims to help newcomers participate in the open source community, offering mentorship and…
BNN| February 28, 2024
With Texas just beginning to recover from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Harvey and the Southeastern U.S. preparing for Hurricane Irma's iminent arrival, people...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | September 13, 2017
The Outer Space Treaty (OST) turns 50 in October. The foundational 1967 pact establishes space as "the province of all mankind" and forbids the nearly 100 states...Scientific American From ACM Careers | August 29, 2017
Although computer use during class may create the illusion of enhanced engagement with course content, it more often reflects engagement with social media, YouTube...Scientific American From ACM Careers | July 12, 2017
Scientists have long dreamed of developing quantum computers, machines that rely on arcane laws of physics to perform tasks far beyond the capability of today's...Scientific American From ACM Careers | July 5, 2017
People with Parkinson's disease may show hints of motor difficulty years before an official diagnosis, but current methods for catching early symptoms require clinic...Scientific American From ACM Careers | June 12, 2017
Twenty years ago IBM's Deep Blue computer stunned the world by becoming the first machine to beat a reigning world chess champion in a six-game match.
Scientific American From ACM Opinion | June 2, 2017
On New Year's Eve in 2015 local and federal agents arrested a 26-year-old man in Rochester, N.Y., for planning to attack people at random later that night using...Scientific American From ACM News | May 26, 2017
Three years ago HPE (formerly Hewlett–Packard) laid out its vision for a radical redesign of the computer that would deliver hitherto unimaginable performance in...Scientific American From ACM Careers | May 16, 2017
Bob Radocy finished screwing a light bulb into a lamp perched on the desk ... and the crowd went wild.Scientific American From ACM Careers | October 13, 2016
To do science, scientists need money—and usually a lot of it because specialized equipment and tools don’t come cheap.Scientific American From ACM Careers | August 22, 2016
Say what you will about cybercriminals, says Angela Sasse, "their victims rave about the customer service".Scientific American From ACM News | May 13, 2016
Japan's flagship astronomical satellite Hitomi, which launched successfully on February 17 but tumbled out of control five weeks later, may have been doomed by...Scientific American From ACM Careers | April 29, 2016
Three decades ago, the U.S. government launched the Human Genome Project, a 13-year endeavor to sequence and map all the genes of the human species.Scientific American From ACM News | March 10, 2016
Twenty-five years ago U.S.-led Coalition forces launched the world’s first "space war" when they drove Iraqi troops out of Kuwait.Scientific American From ACM News | February 8, 2016
A defining moment in modern biology occurred on July 24, 1978, when biotechnology pioneer Robert Swanson, who had recently co-founded Genentech, brought two young...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | February 5, 2016