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Just 36 Teachers Across .S. Graduated in 2016 Ready to Teach CS
U.S. universities graduated only 36 new teachers prepared to teach computer science in 2016, and only 35% of U.S. high schools teach the subject.
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These Scientists May Be Your Next Members of Congress
A growing number of aspiring candidates for U.S. congressional offices have a background in science.
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Lynn Conway and the VLSI Revolution in Microchip Design
Although struggling with personal life, Conway made a breakthrough discovery that rewrote what engineers thought single-stream computer architecture might achieve...
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Scientists se AI to Predict Why Children Struggle at School
Scientists have used machine learning to determine why some children struggle at school.
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Pushing the Boundaries of Learning With AI
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and IBM are collaborating on a project to teach students Mandarin in virtual environments.
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There Are Many More Female STEM Teachers Now Than 20 Years Ago
The population of female instructors in U.S. science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) public schools has grown significantly in the past 20 years.
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AS Team Wins AI Commentator Track of the KAIST World Cup 2018
Arizona State University's team won the artificial intelligence commentator track of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology AI World Cup 2018 competition...
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Software Helps Analyze Writing Disabilities
Researchers have developed a software program that can analyze children's writing disabilities and their causes.
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State-Level Policy for Computer Science Education Continues to Grow
A report by Code.org found many U.S. states are aggressively implementing policies in support of computer science education across K-12 curriculums.
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'Optical Tweezers' and Tools sed for Laser Eye Surgery Snag Physics Nobel
Optical physicists Arthur Ashkin, Gérard Mourou and Donna Strickland have won this year's Nobel Prize in Physics for "groundbreaking inventions in the field of...
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Study Reveals Patterns in STEM Grades of Girls Versus Boys
A study of trends in the grades of 1.6 million students found girls and boys perform very similarly in science, technology, engineering, and math classes.
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Inside Facebook's Massive Center Storing Your Personal Information
In a vast, dark room, the lights glow a steady green, blue, yellow. I'm not inside the Matrix, but it's not far off.
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China's Leaders Are Softening Their Stance on AI
China might be at loggerheads with the United States over trade, but it is calling for a friendlier approach to the development of artificial intelligence.
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60 Years of DARPA's Favorite Toys
This year, the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) turned 60. To celebrate, DARPA held a conference in Washington, D.C. One of the highlights...
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States Are Adopting More Computer Science Policies. Are High Schools Keeping p?
U.S. states are increasingly implementing computer science policies, but individual high schools are struggling with actual instruction, according to the nonprofit...
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The Dangers of Automating Social Programs
Is it possible to keep bias out of a social program driven by one or more algorithms?
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The S Push to Boost 'Quantum Computing'
A race by U.S. tech companies to build a new generation of powerful "quantum computers" could get a $1.3 billion boost from Congress, fueled in part by lawmakers' fear...
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Number of Women Studying Computer Skills in .K. Falls by a Third
Fewer female students in the U.K. take the General Certificate of Secondary Education exam in computing or information and communications technology.
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