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Online Hiring Tools Are Changing Recruiting Techniques
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Online Hiring Tools Are Changing Recruiting Techniques

It can seem improbable given the still-sluggish monthly unemployment reports, but in some sectors small businesses are desperate to find qualified candidates to...

What the Obama Campaign's Chief Data Scientist Is Up to Now
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What the Obama Campaign's Chief Data Scientist Is Up to Now

The chief data scientist of President Barack Obama's reelection campaign is headed to the University of Chicago. Rayid Ghani will serve as the chief data scientist...

Demand for IT Grads Is Driving ­p Supply, Study Finds
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Demand for IT Grads Is Driving ­p Supply, Study Finds

High demand for IT professionals is driving up the number of college students pursuing IT-related degrees, according to a Dice.com report, which says the number...

STEM Hub Unveils New Tools for Advancing Education
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STEM Hub Unveils New Tools for Advancing Education

Over 250 local and regional leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics recently gathered to hear about the Long Island STEM Hub's new initiatives...

Tedxstanford Highlights Breakthroughs in Research and Creativity, Stanford-Style
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Tedxstanford Highlights Breakthroughs in Research and Creativity, Stanford-Style

They sacrificed a spectacular sunny Saturday afternoon by the hundreds, forgoing all else to sit in a darkened hall to witness hours of intense lectures and art...

Sorry, College Grads, I Probably Won't Hire You
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Sorry, College Grads, I Probably Won't Hire You

Dear college graduates: The next month is going to be thrilling as you cross this major milestone in your education.

British Teenager Wins $100,000 U.S. Technology Fellowship
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British Teenager Wins $100,000 U.S. Technology Fellowship

He's been handed $100,000 (£67,000) to go and live in San Francisco and work on his own tech idea.

Sal Khan: 'i Love Learning'
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Sal Khan: 'i Love Learning'

"If there was a Ph.D. in learning everything, I would do that," the always-enthusiastic Sal Khan '98, MEng '98 said in a talk Wednesday at MIT's Kresge Auditorium...

Innovation Starvation
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Innovation Starvation

My lifespan encompasses the era when the United States of America was capable of launching human beings into space.

An Arduino-based Robot for People Who Don't Know How to Build Robots
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An Arduino-based Robot for People Who Don't Know How to Build Robots

There are plenty of Arduino-based robots in the world, but actually building one is a bit tough if you're not familiar with Arduino programming.

How One College Is Closing the Computer Science Gender Gap
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How One College Is Closing the Computer Science Gender Gap

There are still relatively few women in tech. Maria Klawe wants to change that. As president of Harvey Mudd College, a science and engineering school in Southern...

Immigration Reform: Silicon Valley Hiring Practices Threatened
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Immigration Reform: Silicon Valley Hiring Practices Threatened

As Congress tries to tackle the many sides of immigration reform, one of Silicon Valley's most contentious debates is getting renewed focus: Should high-tech companies...

How Big Data Is Playing Recruiter for Specialized Workers
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How Big Data Is Playing Recruiter for Specialized Workers

When the email came out of the blue last summer, offering a shot as a programmer at a San Francisco start-up, Jade Dominguez, 26, was living off credit card debt...

Learning Software Development — By Developing Software
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Learning Software Development — By Developing Software

To simulate real-world software development, MIT is offering a new course that involves students in large, ongoing, open source software development projects with...

Congress Tries to Reset Science Grants, Wants Every One to Be 'groundbreaking'
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Congress Tries to Reset Science Grants, Wants Every One to Be 'groundbreaking'

Due to Congressional rules, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology had to choose new leadership this year.

The Meaning of (making) Life
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The Meaning of (making) Life

Christina Agapakis is a rising star among the new generation of biology researchers. Trained in the science of custom-building organisms known as synthetic biology...

Why the Anatomy Lab Remains a Fixture of Medicine
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Why the Anatomy Lab Remains a Fixture of Medicine

For hundreds of years, physicians have been dissecting the dead to learn about the inner workings of the human body.

Bill For Compulsory Science Fiction in West Virginia Schools
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Bill For Compulsory Science Fiction in West Virginia Schools

A bill calling for science fiction to be made compulsory reading in schools has been proposed by a politician in West Virginia in order to "stimulate interest in...

15 More Tech Skills That Can Instantly Net You A $100,000+ Salary
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15 More Tech Skills That Can Instantly Net You A $100,000+ Salary

Based on a salary survey conducted by Global Knowledge and Tech Republic, there are more than 15 technical certifications that are in high demand for jobs that...

Can Silicon Valley Re-Invent Customer Service?
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Can Silicon Valley Re-Invent Customer Service?

Think about all the online customer service innovations of the past few years, and the first example that probably comes to mind is the dedicated customer service...
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