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Computer Scientists Launch Kickstarter For Video Game That Teaches Kids How to Code
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Computer Scientists Launch Kickstarter For Video Game That Teaches Kids How to Code

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego are developing a new and improved version of CodeSpells, a first-person player game that teaches users how...

Korea ­ps Its Robots Game
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Korea ­ps Its Robots Game

In 1976 an animated film called Robot Taekwon V captured Korean kids' imaginations with its tale of a superhero robot fending off giant machines bent on world domination...

Cs50 Logs Record-Breaking Enrollment Numbers
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Cs50 Logs Record-Breaking Enrollment Numbers

Nearly 12 percent of Harvard College is enrolled in a single course, according to data released by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Registrar’s Office on Wednesday...

Looking to Lead: Usd Adds Eight Female STEM Professors
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Looking to Lead: Usd Adds Eight Female STEM Professors

The University of San Diego has hired eight new female STEM professors as part of an effort to become a model for undergraduate institutions striving to increase...

So You Want to Hack Apple Pay?
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So You Want to Hack Apple Pay?

A decade ago, a group of Johns Hopkins University grad students tried to hack one of the first commercially popular Near Field Communication payment systems—the...

Virtual Classroom Links Campuses on Three Continents
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Virtual Classroom Links Campuses on Three Continents

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is using a virtual classroom to bring its facilities in Chicago, Hong Kong, and London closer together in a...

German-Style Training For American Factory Workers
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German-Style Training For American Factory Workers

German robotics company Festo AG wants to make American factory workers more tech-savvy.

Why I Just Asked My Students To Put Their Laptops Away
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Why I Just Asked My Students To Put Their Laptops Away

I teach theory and practice of social media at NYU, and am an advocate and activist for the free culture movement, so I’m a pretty unlikely candidate for internet...

Shenzhen Trip Report Visiting the World's Manufacturing Ecosystem
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Shenzhen Trip Report Visiting the World's Manufacturing Ecosystem

Last year, a group of Media Lab students visited Shenzhen with, bunnie, an old friend and my hardware guru.

Apple's iPhone 6 First Responders
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Apple's iPhone 6 First Responders

As Apple prepares to unveil the iPhone 6 on Sept. 9, engineers are toiling in secrecy to make sure everything works properly.

E-Sports Set Video Gamers Fighting For Real Money in Virtual Contests
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E-Sports Set Video Gamers Fighting For Real Money in Virtual Contests

A bewitching creature—half woman, half deer—battles a shaman and a sentient tree.

The Coming Age of the Internet Naturalist
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The Coming Age of the Internet Naturalist

Three years ago, Shaun Winterton was looking at photos of bugs on Flickr.

Policymakers Hail STEM Education as a Strong Foundation, Pushing Innovation
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Policymakers Hail STEM Education as a Strong Foundation, Pushing Innovation

U.S. government officials and advocates for greater investment in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education are tweaking their message, advocating...

Google Backs Second Quantum Computing Effort
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Google Backs Second Quantum Computing Effort

Scientists can't seem to agree on what a quantum computer is. But the uncertainty hasn't deterred Google from backing a second major effort in the field.

Local, National Efforts Aim to Draw Girls Into STEM Fields
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Local, National Efforts Aim to Draw Girls Into STEM Fields

Washington State has one of the United States' fastest growing STEM workforces and Grant Forsyth, chief economist with Avista Corp., says failing to engage women...

Cellphone Activity May Harm Academic Performance, Study Says
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Cellphone Activity May Harm Academic Performance, Study Says

Excessive cellphone usage poses potential risks to the academic performance of college students, according to a Baylor University study on cellphone activity published...

Roots of a High-Tech Revolution
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Roots of a High-Tech Revolution

Chuck Hull, 75, is co-founder and chief technology officer of 3D Systems. He is the inventor of the 3-D printer, which recently celebrated its 31st anniversary.

Vexed in the City: Starved For Tech Talent and Yet Nobody to Hire?
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Vexed in the City: Starved For Tech Talent and Yet Nobody to Hire?

Darin Wedel made headlines in 2012 when his wife, Jennifer, asked President Barack Obama during a Google+ Hangout why her husband was still out of work while H-1B...

No Boys Allowed: Girls Who Code Takes on Gender Gap
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No Boys Allowed: Girls Who Code Takes on Gender Gap

The nonprofit Girls Who Code's summer program has grown from 20 girls in one classroom in 2012 to 380 girls in classrooms at 16 companies across the country.

Hashtags and Selfies Yield College Scholarships
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Hashtags and Selfies Yield College Scholarships

Companies and institutions are offering new scholarships that will help today's college students use social media to help finance college costs.
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