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Nest's Tony Fadell on Smart Objects, and the Singularity of Innovation
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Nest's Tony Fadell on Smart Objects, and the Singularity of Innovation

Tony Fadell is the founder and chief executive of Nest, a company that is trying to bring a high-end technology experience to some of the most prosaic areas of...

The False Promise of Classroom Technology
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The False Promise of Classroom Technology

The cover story of Life magazine on Oct. 16 was "U.S. Schools: They Face a Crisis."

Cybersecurity Algorithms, Techniques Being Developed Through Anthropology Methods
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Cybersecurity Algorithms, Techniques Being Developed Through Anthropology Methods

Experts in anthropology and cybersecurity at Kansas State University are examining the unspoken knowledge shared by cybersecurity analysts as a way to develop...

The 'dark Side' at Work
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The 'dark Side' at Work

In a Q&A, Binghamton University's Seth Spain, an industrial psychologist, says employers should look beyond the characteristics measured by common personality...

Five Fascinating Things Revealed By Twitter Data
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Five Fascinating Things Revealed By Twitter Data

When technology companies get floated on the stock market, it prompts all kinds of analytical soul searching.

As Interest Fades in the Humanities, Colleges Worry
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As Interest Fades in the Humanities, Colleges Worry

On Stanford University’s sprawling campus, where a long palm-lined drive leads to manicured quads, humanities professors produce highly regarded scholarship on...

What's the Nsa Going to Do With Your Data?
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What's the Nsa Going to Do With Your Data?

We are all Angela Merkel.

The American Who Designed the Playstation 4 and Remade Sony
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The American Who Designed the Playstation 4 and Remade Sony

Shuhei Yoshida still remembers the call that convinced him Sony needed to change.

Monkey Thoughts Move Virtual Arms—human-Machine Mind-Meld Next?
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Monkey Thoughts Move Virtual Arms—human-Machine Mind-Meld Next?

Rhesus monkeys in a lab are using their brains to move two arms of a virtual primate on a screen, moving researchers one step closer towards outfitting paralyzed...

Markus 'notch' Persson: The Mind Behind Minecraft
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Markus 'notch' Persson: The Mind Behind Minecraft

Markus Persson, known also by the online handle "Notch," is an indie game success story like no other.

The Highs and Hazards of Bitcoin
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The Highs and Hazards of Bitcoin

Bitcoin, the leading online alternative currency, has attracted high-minded entrepreneurs and crooks alike.

Is Google Autocomplete Evil?
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Is Google Autocomplete Evil?

"Women shouldn't have rights." "Women shouldn't vote." "Women shouldn't work."

NASA Institute to Explore Space – Virtually
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NASA Institute to Explore Space – Virtually

Stony Brook is headed to outer space — virtually. The University has been selected as the lead institution for one of NASA's nine new teams that will bring researchers...

Here's What the Morris Worm Prosecutor Thinks About Aaron Swartz
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Here's What the Morris Worm Prosecutor Thinks About Aaron Swartz

It was 25 years ago Tuesday that The New York Times first named 23-year-old Cornell graduate student Robert Morris as the culprit behind what became known as the...

Cyber Report Warns of Threats to Cloud Data Storage, Mobile Devices
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Cyber Report Warns of Threats to Cloud Data Storage, Mobile Devices

Few of the growing number of businesses that find their way into the cloud engage in security measures beyond those provided by the associated cloud storage firm...

Circle of Life: The Beautiful New Way to Visualize Biological Data
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Circle of Life: The Beautiful New Way to Visualize Biological Data

When Martin Krzywinski took a systems administrator job at Canada’s Michael Smith Genome Center, he didn’t plan on becoming a pioneer of 21st century biological...

Should We Believe More in Big Data or in Magic?
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Should We Believe More in Big Data or in Magic?

One year I spent a lot of time with professional magicians.

Georgia Tech Launches New Institute For Robotics and Intelligent Machines
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Georgia Tech Launches New Institute For Robotics and Intelligent Machines

The Georgia Institute of Technology has announced the launch of its Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (IRIM), the newest of Georgia Tech's ten Interdisciplinary...

Bitcoin Open to Manipulation, Researchers Say
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Bitcoin Open to Manipulation, Researchers Say

A major flaw that has gone unrealized until now leaves the $1.5 billion Bitcoin market open to manipulation and a potential takeover, according to a new study...

Corrective Feedback Improves Blade Handling of Knife-Wielding Robot
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Corrective Feedback Improves Blade Handling of Knife-Wielding Robot

Cornell University engineers have taught a robot to work in a mock-supermarket checkout line, modifying a Baxter robot from Rethink Robotics in Boston to "coactively...
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