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The Wrong Way to Treat Child Geniuses
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The Wrong Way to Treat Child Geniuses

When I was a child, I was a "genius"—the kind you sometimes see profiled on the local news.

­.s. Companies Seek Cyber Experts For Top Jobs, Board Seats
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­.s. Companies Seek Cyber Experts For Top Jobs, Board Seats

Some of the largest U.S. companies are looking to hire cybersecurity experts in newly elevated positions and bring technologists on to their boards, a sign that...

To Young Minds of Today, Harvard Is the Stanford of the East
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To Young Minds of Today, Harvard Is the Stanford of the East

In academia, where brand reputation is everything, one university holds an especially enviable place these days when it comes to attracting students and money.

Toward Smarter Underwater Drones
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Toward Smarter Underwater Drones

Researcher Nina Mahmoudian's team wants to give autonomous underwater vehicles a sense of what they are looking for.

Canada Offers Mondo Incentives to Lure Tech Startups
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Canada Offers Mondo Incentives to Lure Tech Startups

Imagine you are launching or running a startup and there's a place where all of your developers—the biggest expense for most tech companies—cost one quarter what...

Google Grant Broadens Reach of CS Course for High-School Teachers
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Google Grant Broadens Reach of CS Course for High-School Teachers

University of Alabama professor of computer science Jeff Gray will lead a free, online course this summer to train high-school teachers interested in broadening...

Meet the People Behind the Wayback Machine, One of Our Favorite Things About the Internet
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Meet the People Behind the Wayback Machine, One of Our Favorite Things About the Internet

Brewster Kahle is quick to point out that we are not standing inside a former Scientology church.

A Summer Reading List For Innovators
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A Summer Reading List For Innovators

For this summer's reading list, we bring you seven very different types of books that have been published since the start of the year, each of them exploring the...

Why Indian Students are Opting for Overseas Undergraduate Studies
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Why Indian Students are Opting for Overseas Undergraduate Studies

A growing number of the brightest and best Indian students are choosing overseas education at the undergrad level, rather than waiting for postgraduate studies...

Computer Science Grad Forms Cryptocurrency Start-Up
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Computer Science Grad Forms Cryptocurrency Start-Up

David Vorick is leaving Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with more than a degree in computer science; he's also taking with him a fledgling cryptocurrency and...

Coding Schools Tone Down Rosy Job Script
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Coding Schools Tone Down Rosy Job Script

Learn to code. Get a job. Then what?

Three Universities Unite to Replicate Successful STEM Program
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Three Universities Unite to Replicate Successful STEM Program

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will partner with HHMI to adapt...

Chinese Search Giant Baidu Hires Man Behind the 'google Brain'
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Chinese Search Giant Baidu Hires Man Behind the 'google Brain'

Baidu has long been referred to as "China’s Google" because it dominates Web search in the country.

My Duolingo Learning App Can Reshape Education
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My Duolingo Learning App Can Reshape Education

Duolingo users are making new courses for people who speak Asian languages like Chinese and Hindi. How does that work?

The Science of Networking
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The Science of Networking

MIT senior Esther Jang uses science, engineering, and teaching to help others and challenge herself. She and a classmate brought Internet connectivity and online...

Tackling the Limits of Touch Screens
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Tackling the Limits of Touch Screens

Touch screens are ubiquitous on tablets and smartphones, but their flat glass surfaces can hinder close reading and accurate typing.

IBM's Watson Gains Presence at Top Technical ­niversities
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IBM's Watson Gains Presence at Top Technical ­niversities

IBM recently announced it is partnering with several top U.S. technology universities to launch cognitive computing courses that give students access to its Watson...

Gchq-Backed Competition Seeks New Recruits
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Gchq-Backed Competition Seeks New Recruits

Dubbed the Cyber Security Challenge, contestants will participate in various cyber-battles.

Should Young Children Learn Coding?
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Should Young Children Learn Coding?

Re "Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and Now Coding" (front page, May 11): Schools and parents are really off the mark in introducing coding (and technology in general)...

Moocs Not Yet Meeting High Expectations, Study Finds
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Moocs Not Yet Meeting High Expectations, Study Finds

The rollout of massive open online courses (MOOCs) led to predictions that brick-and-mortar campuses would soon be obsolete and that learning would be forever...
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