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Q&a: How Twitter Explains the 2016 Election
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Q&a: How Twitter Explains the 2016 Election

The Electome project compares the content of Twitter conversations with news media coverage of the 2016 U.S. Presidential campaign.

Deep-Sea Microbes, Simple Medical Diagnostic Tools and Complex Computing Win 2016 Macarthur 'genius Grants'
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Deep-Sea Microbes, Simple Medical Diagnostic Tools and Complex Computing Win 2016 Macarthur 'genius Grants'

Victoria Orphan, a geobiologist and explorer of marine life on the sea floor, is one of eight scientists to win a 'genius grant' this year from the philanthropic...

The Wikipedia Bots that Are Engaged in Spats that Never End
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The Wikipedia Bots that Are Engaged in Spats that Never End

Is. Isn't. Is. Isn’t. Is. Isn't.

Titanic Clash Over Crispr Patents Turns Ugly
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Titanic Clash Over Crispr Patents Turns Ugly

Geneticist George Church has pioneered methods for sequencing and altering genomes.

For the Debaters: What Shall We Do About the Tech Careening Our Way?
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For the Debaters: What Shall We Do About the Tech Careening Our Way?

Here's a question I’m hoping comes up at Monday's presidential debate: Secretary Clinton and Mr. Trump, what would you do about self-driving trucks?

Europe Proposes Copyright Reform to Help Scientists Mine Research Papers
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Europe Proposes Copyright Reform to Help Scientists Mine Research Papers

The European Commission has announced long-awaited plans to make it easier for researchers to harvest facts and data from research papers—by freeing the computer...

Nsf Awards $25m in Projects to Support the Computer Science For All Initiative
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Nsf Awards $25m in Projects to Support the Computer Science For All Initiative

The U.S. National Science Foundation announced more than $25 million in awards to support computer science education in the United States in support of the Obama...

Women Break Barriers in Engineering and Computer Science at Some Top Colleges
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Women Break Barriers in Engineering and Computer Science at Some Top Colleges

Women are making progress in enrollment in engineering and computer science at prestigious U.S. schools. More than 50 percent of engineering bachelor's degrees...

Supercomputers Receive Funding to Help Predict, Modify New Materials
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Supercomputers Receive Funding to Help Predict, Modify New Materials

The U.S. Department of Energy will invest $16 million over the next four years in supercomputer technology that will accelerate the design of new materials by combining...

Big Data Gives Insight Into Appeal of Services Like ­ber
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Big Data Gives Insight Into Appeal of Services Like ­ber

Economists at the University of Chicago and University of Oxford working with researchers at Uber found the company's main service generated $6.8 billion in consumer...

Google, Apple Are About to Face India's Security Demands
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Google, Apple Are About to Face India's Security Demands

India's relationship with the global tech industry has become increasingly fraught.

The Bot Economy Is Growing Even Faster Than the App Economy Did
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The Bot Economy Is Growing Even Faster Than the App Economy Did

Move over apps, it's time for the bots to shine.

Nsf Grant to Spur Public School Students' Interest in STEM
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Nsf Grant to Spur Public School Students' Interest in STEM

Wayne State University will received nearly $1.2 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation to impact minority students' at Detroit Public Schools interest...

Obama's Computer Science For All Initiative Is Gaining Momentum
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Obama's Computer Science For All Initiative Is Gaining Momentum

Strong momentum for computer science education has been growing at all levels of U.S. government and in the private sector since President Obama announced eight...

Why Scientists Must Share Their Research Code
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Why Scientists Must Share Their Research Code

Many scientists worry over the reproducibility of wet-lab experiments, but data scientist Victoria Stodden's focus is on how to validate computational research:...

America's Secret Cold War Mission to Build the First Chinese Computer
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America's Secret Cold War Mission to Build the First Chinese Computer

It was the summer of 1959, and the United States needed a Cold War win.

Cybathlon: World's First 'bionic Olympics' Gears ­p
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Cybathlon: World's First 'bionic Olympics' Gears ­p

Switzerland in October will host the world's inaugural Cybathlon, with 50 teams participating in sporting events to showcase bionic technologies. 

The Time I Went on Border Patrol in a Virtual Reality World
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The Time I Went on Border Patrol in a Virtual Reality World

I found myself on a desolate desert road, in front of a man who was leaning against the hood of a banged-up sedan and next to a United States Border Patrol agent...

The Most Popular Color on the Internet Is…
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The Most Popular Color on the Internet Is…

It's blue. The web is very blue. Not metaphorically, either.

Developing Scientific Computing Capabilities For the Workforce of Tomorrow
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Developing Scientific Computing Capabilities For the Workforce of Tomorrow

The Scientific Computing 102 summer internship program at Brookhaven National Laboratory prepared college students for the big data challenges facing researchers...
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