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Becoming Biohackers: Learning the Game
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Becoming Biohackers: Learning the Game

When you have lunch courtesy of the FBI, you are offered chicken Caesar salad, hamburger, or fish.

In Big Tech, Bet on Companies That Seek a 'better Way'
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In Big Tech, Bet on Companies That Seek a 'better Way'

Consumer internet companies are notorious for selling us something we don't really need, whether it’s Foursquare telling us to check in to the restaurants and shops...

Bipartisan Group of Senators to Introduce High-Skilled Immigration Bill
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Bipartisan Group of Senators to Introduce High-Skilled Immigration Bill

H-1B visas would jump to a cap of 115,000 from the current cap of 65,000 under a high-skilled immigration bill that will soon be introduced in the U.S. Senate with...

A New Group Aims to Make Programming Cool
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A New Group Aims to Make Programming Cool

Code.org was founded with the goal of increasing the education of computer science in classrooms and sparking more excitement among students.  

Ayasdi: Stanford Math Begets a Data Company
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Ayasdi: Stanford Math Begets a Data Company

Like most of his peers, Gunnar Carlsson spends his time thinking about hairy, theoretical math problems.

IBM Predicts Cognitive Systems As New Computing Wave
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IBM Predicts Cognitive Systems As New Computing Wave

At year's end, IBM selects a new innovation that has the potential to change the world.

Sandia Technologist Looks Back on Bubbles, Balloons, and Beer
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Sandia Technologist Looks Back on Bubbles, Balloons, and Beer

Sandia principal technologist Richard Simpson has helped a variety of tests throughout Sandia for 27 years. He's filled a canyon with soap bubbles, shot photos...

'Eight Great Technologies' Benefit from £600m in Government Funding
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'Eight Great Technologies' Benefit from £600m in Government Funding

Science minister David Willetts has set out details of how most of the money will be spent.

Applying Search Engine Techniques to Physics Data, Yandex Partners ­p with Cern
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Applying Search Engine Techniques to Physics Data, Yandex Partners ­p with Cern

The European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, is perhaps best-known for two things: (probably) locating the elusive Higgs Boson, and being the birthplace...

New Cornell Technology School Will Foster Commerce Amid Education
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New Cornell Technology School Will Foster Commerce Amid Education

Their curriculum devotes months to helping a company solve a current technological challenge.

How Google Became Such a Great Place to Work
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How Google Became Such a Great Place to Work

A few years ago, Google's human resources department noticed a problem: A lot of women were leaving the company.

Frequent Multitaskers Are Bad Multitaskers
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Frequent Multitaskers Are Bad Multitaskers

Most people believe they can multitask effectively, but a University of Utah study indicates that people who multitask the most — including talking on a cell phone...

The Trouble With Tinkering Time
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The Trouble With Tinkering Time

It's the latest R&D trend: penciling in tinkering time on the company clock.

Tech Salaries Jump 5.3%, Bonuses Flat
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Tech Salaries Jump 5.3%, Bonuses Flat

Technology professionals' average salaries rose 5.3 percent to $85,619 last year, according to Dice. Tech professionals with at least 15 years of experience saw...

Seven Student Myths of the Online Classroom
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Seven Student Myths of the Online Classroom

The flexibility of the online learning environment can give rise to seven different myths or inaccuracies about what is expected from both students and instructors...

Skills Survey Reveals Neglected Generation of It Workers Over 60
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Skills Survey Reveals Neglected Generation of It Workers Over 60

Ninety-two percent of U.K. business leaders admit to not investing in training and development for employees over 60, leading to concern that older workers are...

Ibm, ­niversities Team ­p to Build Data Scientists
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Ibm, ­niversities Team ­p to Build Data Scientists

IBM is increasing its efforts to support big data academic programs. "We're working with universities to provide help with curricula, technology, and real-world...

The Underdog Operating Systems Set to Shake Up the Smartphone Scene
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The Underdog Operating Systems Set to Shake Up the Smartphone Scene

The next time you go shopping for a smartphone, you might see some unfamiliar software on the screens lining store shelves.

Atari's Bankruptcy: Gen X Bids Pong Farewell
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Atari's Bankruptcy: Gen X Bids Pong Farewell

Reading the news that Atari’s U.S. subsidiary is filing for bankruptcy was a little like hearing that Bob Hope died—in that you were surprised to discover he had...

Men More Likely Than Women to Commit Scientific Fraud
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Men More Likely Than Women to Commit Scientific Fraud

Male scientists are far more likely to commit fraud than females and the fraud occurs across the career spectrum, from trainees to senior faculty. That's the conclusion...
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