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AI Can Now Tell Your Boss What Skills You Lack – And How You Can Get Them
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AI Can Now Tell Your Boss What Skills You Lack – And How You Can Get Them

Coursera has unveiled a machine learning tool that shows companies what skills their employees are acquiring from its classes and their level of expertise.

Inside the Boot Camp Reforming Teenage Hackers
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Inside the Boot Camp Reforming Teenage Hackers

The program aims to offer young cybercriminals an alternative to jail and turn them into legit cyber pros.

­sing Smartphones During Lectures Leads to Lower Grades, Study Finds
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­sing Smartphones During Lectures Leads to Lower Grades, Study Finds

Research found the distraction of smartphones might translate into a lower grade on the final exam for college students.

Engineer to Explore Impact of Social Robots and AI in Higher Education
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Engineer to Explore Impact of Social Robots and AI in Higher Education

Alan Wagner of Penn State is investigating how social, artificially intelligent robots in higher education can foster and enforce ethical behavior and academic...

LeBron James Opens STEM-Based School For At-Risk Students In Ohio
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LeBron James Opens STEM-Based School For At-Risk Students In Ohio

The I Promise School in Akron, Ohio, is a joint venture between the  LeBron James Family Foundation and Akron Public Schools. The school will give at-risk students...

CS­ Campuses Receive $7.1M to Support STEM Educators
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CS­ Campuses Receive $7.1M to Support STEM Educators

Six California State University campuses earned U.S. National Science Foundation funding to support educational opportunities for math and science majors pursuing...

The Ethics of Computer Science: This Researcher Has a Controversial Proposal
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The Ethics of Computer Science: This Researcher Has a Controversial Proposal

In the midst of growing public concern over artificial intelligence (AI), privacy and the use of data, Brent Hecht has a controversial proposal: the computer-science...

China's AI Focus Will Leave U.S. in the Dust, Professor Says
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China's AI Focus Will Leave U.S. in the Dust, Professor Says

China is leading the global race for supremacy in artificial intelligence and financial technologies, says Tsinghua University Professor Steven White.

JPL Interns: 'How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation'
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JPL Interns: 'How I'm Spending My Summer Vacation'

In honor of National Intern Day on Thursday, July 26, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, is celebrating the 700 students from around the...

Visa Restrictions for Chinese Students Alarm Academia
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Visa Restrictions for Chinese Students Alarm Academia

Educators and academic groups fear that the Trump administration's additional scrutiny of Chinese citizens seeking visas could alienate talented applicants and...

Who Just Beat the Bay Area in Tech Jobs? Toronto
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Who Just Beat the Bay Area in Tech Jobs? Toronto

Toronto's tech scene is so hot the city created more jobs than the San Francisco Bay area, Seattle and Washington, D.C., combined last year, while leapfrogging...

Are ­niversities Training Socially Minded Programmers?
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Are ­niversities Training Socially Minded Programmers?

Courses that explore the ethical implications of emerging technologies are cropping up across the United States.

Harry Potter Coding Kit Teaches Programming with a Wand
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Harry Potter Coding Kit Teaches Programming with a Wand

The Harry Potter Kano Coding Kit from Kano teaches kids how to program a wand to perform magic spells.

Million-Person Genetic Study Finds Gene Patterns Linked to How Long People Stay in School
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Million-Person Genetic Study Finds Gene Patterns Linked to How Long People Stay in School

The largest-ever genetic study on human cognition has found more than 1,000 links between people's genes and how far they get in school.

Some Scientists Work With China, but NASA Won't
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Some Scientists Work With China, but NASA Won't

Inside a sealed clean room near Toulouse, France, Maurice Sylvestre points out something called SuperCam.

Inside India's Fake Research Paper Shops: Pay, Publish, Profit
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Inside India's Fake Research Paper Shops: Pay, Publish, Profit

India has emerged as one of the biggest markets for a business in which over 300 publishers manage so-called "predatory journals" that publish papers for a listed...

China's AI Industry Gets the Most Funding, But Lags the ­.S. in Key Talent
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China's AI Industry Gets the Most Funding, But Lags the ­.S. in Key Talent

China's artificial intelligence industry has attracted more funding than any other country's, but lags behind the U.S. in terms of high-level AI talent, having...

How Can Video Games Impact Education?
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How Can Video Games Impact Education?

Video games should be used to promote student motivation, engagement, and ultimately learning, the same as any other effective learning facilitator, says Texas...

NASA's Cassini Coverage Lands an Emmy Nomination
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NASA's Cassini Coverage Lands an Emmy Nomination

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences nominated NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, for Outstanding Original Interactive Program for its...

Augusta Opens $100M Georgia Cyber Center
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Augusta Opens $100M Georgia Cyber Center

The $100 million Georgia Cyber Center, a collaborative effort by academia, government, and the private sector, opened on the Augusta University campus this week...
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