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Sandberg's Book Prompts Discussion on Dearth of Women in IT
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Sandberg's Book Prompts Discussion on Dearth of Women in IT

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg's best-selling book, Lean In, has reinvigorated the conversation about the role of women in the IT industry.

Mathematicians Predict the Future With Data From the Past
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Mathematicians Predict the Future With Data From the Past

In Issac Asimov's classic science fiction saga Foundation, mathematics professor Hari Seldon predicts the future using what he calls psychohistory.

Never Mind Facebook; Winklevoss Twins Rule in Digital Money
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Never Mind Facebook; Winklevoss Twins Rule in Digital Money

The Winklevoss twins, Cameron and Tyler—Olympic rowers, nemeses of Mark Zuckerberg—are laying claim to a new title: bitcoin moguls.

Immigration and the Knowledge Economy
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Immigration and the Knowledge Economy

Earlier this year I started teaching a class on entrepreneurship at an after-school program in my community.

Deputy Minister: No 'time Machine' Invention Registered in Iran
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Deputy Minister: No 'time Machine' Invention Registered in Iran

Iran's Deputy Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mohammad Mehdinejad Nouri dismissed the claims raised by an Iranian inventor who says he has registered...

Facebook Fatigue Among Teens Should Freak Out Marketers
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Facebook Fatigue Among Teens Should Freak Out Marketers

Uh oh. Teens are growing tired of Facebook and YouTube, new research shows, a falling-out that has the potential to trigger a wide-ranging effect on retail, fashion...

The Modern Data Nerd Isn't as Nerdy as You Think
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The Modern Data Nerd Isn't as Nerdy as You Think

Data scientists are fast becoming the rock stars of the 21st century.

The Coming Golden Age For Mobile-Game Developers
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The Coming Golden Age For Mobile-Game Developers

Do you like video games? More to the point, do you like developing games and making money? Then here's some great news: The gaming boom that's been underway for...

Building a Better Tech School
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Building a Better Tech School

If all the hopes and hype are warranted, a nondescript third-floor loft in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan offers a glimpse of the future, for New York City...

Inside the App Culture
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Inside the App Culture

I wouldn't say I have my finger, or any body part, on the pulse of the tech scene. Most of my knowledge of New York City's Internet start-up and mobile-app culture...

New Software Alleviates Wireless Traffic
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New Software Alleviates Wireless Traffic

New software being developed at the University of Michigan works like a stoplight to reduce the collision rate of wireless traffic and dramatically reduce interference...

Modern-Day Inventor
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Modern-Day Inventor

MIT's Paul Lazarescu uses his engineering talents to help disabled populations and improve everyday technology.

Crash Course: Training the Brain of a Driverless Car
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Crash Course: Training the Brain of a Driverless Car

Early attempts at driverless cars have had little difficulty gathering the loads of data required to operate autonomously.

Silicon Valley Goes Hollywood: Top Coders Can Now Get Agents
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Silicon Valley Goes Hollywood: Top Coders Can Now Get Agents

To be a good coder in Silicon Valley is to be among the pampered elite.

Nasa Associate Administrator on Asteroid Initiative
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Nasa Associate Administrator on Asteroid Initiative

"The mission to find, capture and redirect an asteroid robotically, and then visit it with astronauts to study it and return samples takes advantage of expertise...

Adaptable Leaders May Have Best Brains for the Job
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Adaptable Leaders May Have Best Brains for the Job

Effective leaders’ brains may be physically "wired" to lead, offering the promise of more precise identification and training, according to studies of U.S. Army...

What Thousands of Job Vacancies Say About Microsoft
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What Thousands of Job Vacancies Say About Microsoft

Analysts at Griffin Securities conducted a handy piece of research on Microsoft recently: scanning the company's careers websites and analyzing the details of the...

Redesigned Material Could Lead to Lighter, Faster Electronics
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Redesigned Material Could Lead to Lighter, Faster Electronics

Chemists at Ohio State University have developed the technology for making a one-atom-thick sheet of germanium, and found that it conducts electrons more than...

We Can STEM the Gender Gap
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We Can STEM the Gender Gap

Why is there such a gender imbalance when it comes to the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields? Studies suggest that academic performance is...

Why Tweets From the Over-30s Are No Measure of Age
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Why Tweets From the Over-30s Are No Measure of Age

It's nearly impossible for computers to guess the age of people on Twitter by analyzing the type of language they use once they leave their 20s, researchers in...
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