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Online Test-Takers Feel Anti-Cheating Software's ­neasy Glare
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Online Test-Takers Feel Anti-Cheating Software's ­neasy Glare

Before Betsy Chao, a senior here at Rutgers University, could take midterm exams in her online courses this semester, her instructors sent emails directing students...

Here's Google's Secret to Hiring the Best People
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Here's Google's Secret to Hiring the Best People

"You never get a second chance to make a first impression" was the tagline for a Head & Shoulders shampoo ad campaign in the 1980s. It unfortunately encapsulates...

The Hackathon Fast Track, From Campus to Silicon Valley
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The Hackathon Fast Track, From Campus to Silicon Valley

Shariq Hashme squints at his laptop screen as he scrolls through hundreds of lines of computer code.

One-Third of College STEM Majors Switch Fields By Graduation
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One-Third of College STEM Majors Switch Fields By Graduation

A new study examines the scope and potential reasons why high-achieving students leave STEM majors.

Toolkits For the Mind
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Toolkits For the Mind

When the Japanese computer scientist Yukihiro Matsumoto decided to create Ruby, a programming language that has helped build Twitter, Hulu, and much of the modern...

Students Drop Stereotypes After They 'meet the Scientist'
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Students Drop Stereotypes After They 'meet the Scientist'

Young people who thought scientists were "boring" and "nerdy" changed their minds and found them "normal" and "interesting" after having an opportunity to meet...

The Fascinating Story of the Man Who Invented Stereo (and Pioneered Tv and Radar Too)
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The Fascinating Story of the Man Who Invented Stereo (and Pioneered Tv and Radar Too)

When you're rocking out to your favourite music or surroundsound has slapped you in the heart of your favourite movie, you know how important stereo sound is.

Study Provides New Insights on MOOCs
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Study Provides New Insights on MOOCs

A joint MIT and Harvard University research team's investigation of massive open online courses (MOOCs) based on two years of data found that many enrollees are...

Why Organism Engineering Could Be a Foodie's Dream Come True
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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...

Stanford's Most Popular Class Isn't Computer Science—it's Something Much More Important
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Stanford's Most Popular Class Isn't Computer Science—it's Something Much More Important

Before Kanyi Maqubela became an investment partner at the Collaborative Fund, an early-stage venture capital firm focused on social enterprises, he was a typical ...

Building Community for EECS Postdocs
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Building Community for EECS Postdocs

Postdoctoral scholars in electrical engineering and computer science gain perspective and a sense of community in a group that encourage open discussion about issues ...

Why the Tsarnaev Juror Questionnaire Screened For Computer Scientists
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Why the Tsarnaev Juror Questionnaire Screened For Computer Scientists

As we approach the second anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, many of us here in Massachusetts and beyond are riveted by the ongoing trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev...

'space Lawyers' Help Startups Navigate the Final Legal Frontier
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'space Lawyers' Help Startups Navigate the Final Legal Frontier

When Sagi Kfir meets people and tells them he is a "space attorney," they usually think he has a strange way of saying he is in real estate.

Teams Prep For Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
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Teams Prep For Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition

College students from 10 mid-Atlantic schools will defend a virtual mass transportation computer system against full-scale cyberattacks at the 10th Annual National...

How 'game of Thrones' Creates Its Dragons
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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.

Virtual Zombie Apocalypse Can Prepare ­S For Disaster
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Virtual Zombie Apocalypse Can Prepare ­S For Disaster

Why use online games to study our responses to catastrophic events?

Seven Strategies For Keeping Women in STEM Fields
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Seven Strategies For Keeping Women in STEM Fields

The 28-member Initiative on Women in Science and Engineering Working Group has developed a seven-point plan for achieving gender equity in science, technology,...

The Big Business of Smashing Bugs
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The Big Business of Smashing Bugs

Frans Rosén is a tech entrepreneur by day and a bug bounty hunter by night.

Teaching Programming to Preschoolers
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Teaching Programming to Preschoolers

Researchers at the MIT Media Laboratory are developing a system that enables young children to program interactive robots by affixing stickers to laminated sheets...

Mistrust and Meddling ­nsettles ­.s. Science Agency
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Mistrust and Meddling ­nsettles ­.s. Science Agency

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has had a tough couple of years.
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