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How Video Games Are Saving Those Who Served
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How Video Games Are Saving Those Who Served

Video games can be lifesaving, grounding, and even therapeutic for those who have served overseas in combat zones.

AI With Human-Like Characteristics Is Viewed Differently, Study Finds
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AI With Human-Like Characteristics Is Viewed Differently, Study Finds

AI systems with human-like characteristics are likely to be given more credit and responsibility than those without, a study found.

Netflix's Reed Hastings Deems Remote Work 'a Pure Negative'
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Netflix's Reed Hastings Deems Remote Work 'a Pure Negative'

Reed Hastings, a founder and co-chief executive of Netflix Inc., discusses working from home, returning to the office, delivering candid feedback, and more.

How Video Games Are Helping Players and Parents During Lockdown
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How Video Games Are Helping Players and Parents During Lockdown

Video games have been an important support for players' mental health as well as for parents educating their children during the lockdown, according to a report...

Learning to Code With Wonder Woman
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Learning to Code With Wonder Woman

Microsoft, in partnership with NASA, Wonder Woman 1984, and Smithsonian Learning Labs, has created several project-based lessons that use space exploration, museums...

Pandemic Spurs a Burst of Technology Innovation
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Pandemic Spurs a Burst of Technology Innovation

Technology invention and innovation are flourishing during the coronavirus pandemic.

'Social Wearables' in Role-Playing Games Could Spark Girls' Interest in Computing
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'Social Wearables' in Role-Playing Games Could Spark Girls' Interest in Computing

The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a $1.2 million grant to a team at UC Santa Cruz to develop summer camp for middle school girls focused on designing...

AI Project Creates Simulated Conversations with Fictional and Historical Figures
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AI Project Creates Simulated Conversations with Fictional and Historical Figures

An experiment by magician and novelist Andrew Mayne creates simulated conversations with virtual historical figures or fictional characters.

Digital Poetry: Five Ways to Combine Human and Computer Languages
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Digital Poetry: Five Ways to Combine Human and Computer Languages

Digital artists combine human and computer languages to create digital poetry.

Researchers Use Machine Learning to Build Taste Language for Whiskey
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Researchers Use Machine Learning to Build Taste Language for Whiskey

Researchers at Virginia Tech will use natural language processing to study the descriptive terminology of published whiskey reviews.

Computer Chess: Longest-Running Experiment in Computing Science
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Computer Chess: Longest-Running Experiment in Computing Science

On August 31, 1970, an experiment began that continues to this day. The first chess tournament for computers was held as part of the ACM's 25th National Conference...

Gamemakers Inject AI to Develop More Lifelike Characters
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Gamemakers Inject AI to Develop More Lifelike Characters

Researchers from Electronic Arts and the University of British Columbia are using a machine learning technique to speed up the videogame development process by...

Automating Automation
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Automating Automation: CS at the Heart of the Manufacturing Economy

Using machine learning, I'm able to reduce the time required for designing products from months to mere hours as well as free up time for engineers to focus on...

College Students Are Rebuilding Their Closed Schools in Minecraft
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College Students Are Rebuilding Their Closed Schools in Minecraft

College students have turned to Minecraft servers to bring students together and oftentimes recreate their closed college campuses.

Graphene Innovation Is Music To Your Ears
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Graphene Innovation Is Music To Your Ears

GraphAudio is looking to commercialize graphene-based technology that could transform devices such as speakers, earbuds, headphones, and other audio technologies...

YouTube Science Videos Are Riddled With Scams, Plagiarism, and Misinformation
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YouTube Science Videos Are Riddled With Scams, Plagiarism, and Misinformation

The site is a crucial tool for 'edutainment,' but it lacks quality control.

Computer Scientist Creates Art With the Help of AI
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Computer Scientist Creates Art With the Help of AI

University of Texas at Dallas computer science Professor Kang Zhang is developing algorithms to generate unique images that mimic the artwork of Picasso, Pollock...

Smithsonian Releases Open Access Database of 2.8 Million Digital Assets
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Smithsonian Releases Open Access Database of 2.8 Million Digital Assets

The Smithsonian has announced Smithsonian Open Access, a database of 2.8 million freely available high-quality digital images, 3D models, research datasets, and...

U.K. Games Industry Pledges to Improve Equality and Inclusivity
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U.K. Games Industry Pledges to Improve Equality and Inclusivity

The U.K. games industry association has launched a new diversity pledge and has released the U.K. Games Industry Census report, an analysis of diversity in the...

Artist Turns Data Into Art, With Help From AI
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Artist Turns Data Into Art, With Help From AI

Artist Refik Anadol sees pools of data as material for mesmerizing art installations.
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