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Kids See More Women in Science than Five Decades Ago
The study from Northwestern University was looking at gender stereotypes in science over years and how these develop in children.
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Pioneers of Modern Computer Architecture Receive ACM A.M. Turing Award
ACM has named John L. Hennessy, former President of Stanford University, and David A. Patterson, retired Professor of the University of California, Berkeley, recipients...
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Digging Deep: Harnessing the Power of Soil Microbes for More Sustainable Farming
Scientists are working on a "farm of the future" project based on microbiology and machine learning. The team is growing crops at an Arkansas farm that they hope...
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It Could Be Time To Move Into the AI Job Market
Machine learning engineers and data scientists are the two fastest-growing new jobs in the United States, according to LinkedIn's latest Emerging Jobs Report.
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Targeting China, Trump Threatens Student Visas. That Would Hit a Big .S. Export
The Trump administration's proposed crackdown on China's trade practices could hit one sector where the U.S. runs a big trade surplus: higher education.
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Europe's New Privacy Law Will Change the Web, and More
Consumers have long wondered just what Google and Facebook know about them, and who else can access their personal data. But internet giants have little incentive...
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Five Things to Know about Russian Attacks on the Energy Grid
Trump administration officials on Thursday accused the Russian government of staging a multi-year cyberattack campaign against the energy grid and other elements...
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Field-Data Study Finds No Evidence of Racial Bias in Predictive Policing
Predictive policing does not lead police to make discriminatory arrests, according to research conducted at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
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STEM is Losing Male LGBQ Undergrads
A recent study provides quantitative evidence that STEM fields have a problem retaining men who identify as part of the LGBQ community, while LGBQ women are actually...
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New AI Can Tell If a Person Is Male or Female by Reading Their Smile
A new artificial intelligence system that identifies gender by reading a person's smiles.
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sing Artificial Intelligence to Investigate Illegal Wildlife Trade on Social Media
Researchers in Finland say artificial intelligence can be used to help monitor illegal wildlife trade on social media.
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'Body on a Chip' Could Improve Drug Evaluation
A microfluidic platform links engineered tissues from multiple human organs to replicate organ-drug interactions so medications' effects on different parts of the...
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Pentagon Wants Silicon Valley’s Help on A.I.
There is little doubt that the Defense Department needs help from Silicon Valley's biggest companies as it pursues work on artificial intelligence. The question...
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Expert Says Graduates in AI Should Take Oath: 'I Must Not Play at God nor Let My Technology Do So'
Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence CEO Oren Etzioni suggests artificial intelligence should be "developed from a higher moral ground today."
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Madison Square Garden Has Used Face-Scanning Technology on Customers
Madison Square Garden has quietly used facial-recognition technology to bolster security and identify those entering the building, according to multiple people...
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AI Assistants Say Dumb Things, and We're About to Find Out Why
A new test will pose elementary-school-level multiple-choice science questions to artificial intelligence systems.
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Brain-Emulating Chips Get Smarter, Smaller, More Efficient
Neuromorphic chips manage "many cores" by connecting artificial neurons with artificial neurons, mirroring how human brains operate.
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ACM, CSTA Announce Cutler-Bell Prize Student Winners
The Cutler-Bell Prize promotes the field of computer science and empowers students to pursue computing challenges beyond the classroom environment.
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