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IT Workforce Can't Meet Demand for Cloud Skills
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IT Workforce Can't Meet Demand for Cloud Skills

The IT market is projected to grow as much as 2.7 percent through 2020, with most of the growth coming from cloud-related technologies. The demand for cloud computing...

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Science Fair Projects Demystified in Jpl Education Videos

Just in time for science fair season, the Education Office at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has released a video series designed to take teachers, students and...

How Technology Has Restored the Soul of Politics
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How Technology Has Restored the Soul of Politics

In 1979, I was an aeronautical-engineering major at San Jose State University, sneaking time in the laser lab to make holograms or running over to the computer...

Mooc Focuses on How to Plan, Launch, and Teach Moocs
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Mooc Focuses on How to Plan, Launch, and Teach Moocs

A Georgia Tech Professional Education instructor will share the fundamentals, theories, and best practices related to the development of online courses in order...

Technology's Gender Barrier
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Technology's Gender Barrier

Despite efforts to help them succeed, women account for just six percent of the chief executives of the top 100 U.S. technology companies and just 22 percent of...

Moocs Boost Online Public Health Education
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Moocs Boost Online Public Health Education

In the past four months, more than 222,000 students have enrolled in eight Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health...

Top Scientific Discoveries of 2012
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Top Scientific Discoveries of 2012

Here are Wired Science's picks for the biggest discoveries, breakthroughs and moments in science this year.

Llnl's Top 10 Science Stories of 2012
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Llnl's Top 10 Science Stories of 2012

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's top 10 science and technology stories of the year are a reflection of the Laboratory's ability to apply its core national...

Selling Flak Jackets in the Cyberwars
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Selling Flak Jackets in the Cyberwars

When the Israeli army and Hamas trade virtual blows in cyberspace, or when hacker groups like Anonymous rise from the digital ether, or when WikiLeaks dumps a trove...

Times Have Changed For the Wristwatch Industry
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Times Have Changed For the Wristwatch Industry

It showed 12:17 p.m. on all of the timepieces carried by students and young workers taking a break around a coffee table at Johnson County Community College.

Tech Workers Back Need For More Women in It but Oppose Quotas
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Tech Workers Back Need For More Women in It but Oppose Quotas

There are not enough women in the IT industry in the United Kingdom, according to 77 percent of respondents to a newly published survey. However, 71 percent of...

Applicants' Photos on Social Media Can Be a Key Factor in Hiring Decisions
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Applicants' Photos on Social Media Can Be a Key Factor in Hiring Decisions

A recent study found that applicants whose pictures appear on their social media profiles are viewed more favorably than applicants who are not pictured. Also,...

Data Analytics For City Planning and Design
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Data Analytics For City Planning and Design

The new Urban Center for Computation and Data will apply the most advanced computational and data-driven techniques to the challenge of intelligent urban planning...

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I Am Not Big Brother

I've grown accustomed to reading inaccurate accounts of my day job. I'm in political data.

Five Reasons Everyone Should Celebrate Computer Science Education Week
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Five Reasons Everyone Should Celebrate Computer Science Education Week

Once upon a time computers would take up entire floors in buildings. Now they are smaller, faster, sleeker and more affordable than ever! Awesome.

Workplace Distractions: Here's Why You Won't Finish This Article
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Workplace Distractions: Here's Why You Won't Finish This Article

In the few minutes it takes to read this article, chances are you'll pause to check your phone, answer a text, switch to your desktop to read an email from the...

Silicon Valley's Dirty Secret – Age Bias
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Silicon Valley's Dirty Secret – Age Bias

There are some disturbing indications that age bias is part of the culture in Silicon Valley. As a result, some older candidates are taking steps to appear younger...

Women in It: How Deep Is the Bench?
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Women in It: How Deep Is the Bench?

While the IT industry has had a number of female role models — most recently Marissa Mayer at Yahoo! — there is a growing concern that not enough women are making...

Silicon Valley Straps on Pads
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Silicon Valley Straps on Pads

The San Francisco 49ers have a long tradition of borrowing ideas from Silicon Valley.

How London's Silicon Roundabout Really Got Started
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How London's Silicon Roundabout Really Got Started

Four years ago developer Matt Biddulph jokingly coined "Silicon Roundabout" as a description of East London's small but growing startup scene—now it's become the...
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