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Giving Women the Access Code
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Giving Women the Access Code

When Maria Klawe became president of Harvey Mudd College in 2006, she was dismayed— but not surprised—at how few women were majoring in computer science.

Computer Science For the Rest of ­S
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Computer Science For the Rest of ­S

Reading, writing, and—refactoring code?

Just the Facts. Yes, All of Them.
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Just the Facts. Yes, All of Them.

AT 7 years old, Gilad Elbaz wrote, "I want to be a rich mathematician and very smart." That, he figured, would help him "discover things like time machines, robots...

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The Age of Big Data

Good with numbers? Fascinated by data? The sound you hear is opportunity knocking.

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Still Creating Otherworldly Adventures

When the special-effects whiz and director Douglas Trumbull receives a special Oscar on Saturday—the Gordon E. Sawyer Award for filmmakers "whose technological...

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How ­.s. Lost Out on Iphone Work

When Barack Obama joined Silicon Valley's top luminaries for dinner in California last February, each guest was asked to come with a question for the president.

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Road Safety Agency Is ­rged to Add Expertise in Electronics Systems

A branch of the National Academy of Sciences reported Wednesday that federal safety regulators lack the expertise to monitor vehicles with increasingly sophisticated...

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In Tech, Starting ­p By Failing

Every entrepreneur hopes to start the next big thing. But sometimes the first try doesn’t go as planned.

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The Rise of the New Groupthink

Solitude is out of fashion. Our companies, our schools and our culture are in thrall to an idea I call the New Groupthink, which holds that creativity and achievement...

In Flop of H.p. Touchpad, an Object Lesson For the Tech Sector
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In Flop of H.p. Touchpad, an Object Lesson For the Tech Sector

The TouchPad tablet from Hewlett-Packard was one of the most closely watched new gadgets of 2011—and quickly turned out to be the year’s biggest flop.

Teachers Resist High-Tech Push in Idaho Schools
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Teachers Resist High-Tech Push in Idaho Schools

Ann Rosenbaum, a former military police officer in the Marines, does not shrink from a fight, having even survived a close encounter with a car bomb in Iraq.

With a Leaner Model, Start-­ps Reach Further Afield
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With a Leaner Model, Start-­ps Reach Further Afield

Lee Redden, 26, a Ph.D. student in engineering at Stanford, recently decided to shelve his education and help found a start-up company.

Zynga's Tough Culture Risks a Talent Drain
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Zynga's Tough Culture Risks a Talent Drain

Zynga's chief executive, Mark Pincus, got an earful from employees last month.

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Our High-Tech Health-Care Future

Why can't Americans tap into the ingenuity that put men on the moon, created the Internet, and sequenced the human genome to revitalize our economy?

Why Science Majors Change Their Minds (it's Just So Darn Hard)
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Why Science Majors Change Their Minds (it's Just So Darn Hard)

The number of college freshmen interested in majoring in a STEM field on the rise. But roughly 40 percent end up switching to other subjects or failing to get...

Advertising Companies Fret Over a Digital Talent Gap
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Advertising Companies Fret Over a Digital Talent Gap

When the Ad:tech advertising technology conference hits New York next week, marketers, advertising agencies and recruiters may spend less time listening to the...

Fixated on What He Fixes
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Fixated on What He Fixes

Peter Guggenheim has worked so long at Stuart Electronics that his feet have worn holes through two layers of tile and an inch of plywood, down to the floorboards...

A Silicon Valley School That Doesn't Compute
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A Silicon Valley School That Doesn't Compute

The chief technology officer of eBay sends his children to a nine-classroom school here. So do employees of Silicon Valley giants like Google, Apple, Yahoo, and...

More Jobs Predicted For Machines, Not People
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More Jobs Predicted For Machines, Not People

A faltering economy explains much of the job shortage in America, but advancing technology has sharply magnified the effect, according to two researchers at the...

A Silicon Valley School That Doesn't Compute
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A Silicon Valley School That Doesn't Compute

Schools nationwide have rushed to supply their classrooms with computers. But the contrarian point of view can be found at the epicenter of the tech economy,...
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