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A Summer Reading List For Innovators
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A Summer Reading List For Innovators

For this summer's reading list, we bring you seven very different types of books that have been published since the start of the year, each of them exploring the...

Why Indian Students are Opting for Overseas Undergraduate Studies
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Why Indian Students are Opting for Overseas Undergraduate Studies

A growing number of the brightest and best Indian students are choosing overseas education at the undergrad level, rather than waiting for postgraduate studies...

Computer Science Grad Forms Cryptocurrency Start-Up
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Computer Science Grad Forms Cryptocurrency Start-Up

David Vorick is leaving Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with more than a degree in computer science; he's also taking with him a fledgling cryptocurrency and...

Coding Schools Tone Down Rosy Job Script
From ACM Careers

Coding Schools Tone Down Rosy Job Script

Learn to code. Get a job. Then what?

Three Universities Unite to Replicate Successful STEM Program
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Three Universities Unite to Replicate Successful STEM Program

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will partner with HHMI to adapt...

Chinese Search Giant Baidu Hires Man Behind the 'google Brain'
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Chinese Search Giant Baidu Hires Man Behind the 'google Brain'

Baidu has long been referred to as "China’s Google" because it dominates Web search in the country.

My Duolingo Learning App Can Reshape Education
From ACM Opinion

My Duolingo Learning App Can Reshape Education

Duolingo users are making new courses for people who speak Asian languages like Chinese and Hindi. How does that work?

The Science of Networking
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The Science of Networking

MIT senior Esther Jang uses science, engineering, and teaching to help others and challenge herself. She and a classmate brought Internet connectivity and online...

Tackling the Limits of Touch Screens
From ACM News

Tackling the Limits of Touch Screens

Touch screens are ubiquitous on tablets and smartphones, but their flat glass surfaces can hinder close reading and accurate typing.

IBM's Watson Gains Presence at Top Technical ­niversities
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IBM's Watson Gains Presence at Top Technical ­niversities

IBM recently announced it is partnering with several top U.S. technology universities to launch cognitive computing courses that give students access to its Watson...

Gchq-Backed Competition Seeks New Recruits
From ACM Careers

Gchq-Backed Competition Seeks New Recruits

Dubbed the Cyber Security Challenge, contestants will participate in various cyber-battles.

Should Young Children Learn Coding?
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Should Young Children Learn Coding?

Re "Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and Now Coding" (front page, May 11): Schools and parents are really off the mark in introducing coding (and technology in general)...

Moocs Not Yet Meeting High Expectations, Study Finds
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Moocs Not Yet Meeting High Expectations, Study Finds

The rollout of massive open online courses (MOOCs) led to predictions that brick-and-mortar campuses would soon be obsolete and that learning would be forever...

American College Students Aren't Flocking to Computer Science
From ACM Careers

American College Students Aren't Flocking to Computer Science

Strong demand for software developers doesn't seem to be influencing the choice of major for U.S. college students.

Amy Robinson, Creative Director
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Amy Robinson, Creative Director

Amy Robinson pulls no punches.

Student-Built Robots Compete on the Slopes
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Student-Built Robots Compete on the Slopes

Mechanical engineering students in an MIT robotics class produced a wide array of robots to compete on a simulated ski slope in a prestigious annual competition...

As Tech Firms Crank Out Apps For Children, Demand For Junior Consultants Rises
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As Tech Firms Crank Out Apps For Children, Demand For Junior Consultants Rises

Owen Radtke, like many of his peers in the San Francisco Bay Area, is in hot demand as a product-design consultant for technology startups.

Scientific Computing's Future: Can Any Coding Language Top a 1950s Behemoth?
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Scientific Computing's Future: Can Any Coding Language Top a 1950s Behemoth?

Take a tour through the research laboratories at any university physics department or national lab, and much of what you will see defines "cutting edge."

Want to Learn Quicker? ­se Your Body
From ACM Opinion

Want to Learn Quicker? ­se Your Body

Ever got to grips with a problem? Picked up a new skill? Grasped a difficult concept? The language of learning is full of references to parts of the body outside...

Do-It-Yourselfers Inspire Hardware Renaissance in Silicon Valley
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Do-It-Yourselfers Inspire Hardware Renaissance in Silicon Valley

In the shadow of Internet monoliths such as Facebook, Google and Twitter, it's easy to forget that Silicon Valley got its start from hard-scrabble tinkerers building...
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