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Cyber Policies on the Rise
A growing number of companies are taking out cybersecurity insurance policies to protect themselves from the costs of data breaches.
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Do Moocs Help?
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) from Coursera can yield tangible benefits to learners, according to a new longitudinal study of open online learning outcomes...
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Microsoft to Invest $75 Million in Computer Science Education
Microsoft is investing $75 million over a three-year period to help make computer science more mainstream in schools.
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The 2015 Grace Hopper Celebration Abie Award Winners
The Anita Borg Institute has announced the winners of its 2015 Grace Hopper Celebration ABIE Awards recognizing female leaders in computer science.
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The Oil-Rich City Betting on Drones
Over the PA system a voice tells us not to be alarmed. What we are about to see is just a demonstration, courtesy of the United Arab Emirates' Ministry of the Interior...
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sing Technology to Break the Speed Barrier of Reading
I grew up in a tiny New York City apartment, packed in alongside our four cats and my father's immense personal library of some 3000 books.
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This Preschool Is for Robots
University of California, Berkeley researchers are working to develop artificial intelligence that lets machines learn the way humans do.
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Hacking Medical Mannequins
Researchers at the University of South Alabama are investigating potential breaches of medical mannequins used in training.
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More Students Taking Ap Physics, Computer Science Exams
Participation rates for Advanced Placement science exams rose over the last year, with computer science seeing the second-largest increase, according to the College...
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"molecular Tweeting" Could Hold the Key to Busting Superbugs
Researchers are using the metaphor of Twitter to help them better understand the ways communication among bacteria can lead to antibiotic resistance.
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This Preschool Is For Robots
On the seventh floor of Berkeley's technology research hall, a bright blue and yellow plastic ray gun sits on a long table, along with wooden spoons, model planes...
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Our Number's p: Machines Will Do Maths We'll Never nderstand
Some mathematicians think the field of mathematics is approaching a limit that cannot yield further breakthroughs without computerized assistance.
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Dartmouth Football's Brilliant Dummies
Wearing a green Dartmouth College jersey, the newest player on the school's football team readies for action during a preseason practice.
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STEM Fields Dominate Ranking of College Majors
Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics degree holders were among the top earners in a new ranking of bachelor-level majors by PayScale.
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Nine Real Nasa Technologies in 'the Martian'
Mars has held a central place in human imagination and culture for millennia.
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Biohackers Gear p For Genome Editing
A complete lack of formal scientific training has not kept Johan Sosa from dabbling with one of the most powerful molecular-biology tools to come along in decades...
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To Get Girls More Interest in Computer Science, Make Classrooms Less 'geeky'
The way computer science classrooms are decorated can influence high school girls' interest in taking introductory computer science classes, suggests a new study...
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Cybersecurity Boot Camp Draws Congressional Staffers to Stanford
A bipartisan group of Capitol Hill staffers last week attended Stanford University's second Congressional Cyber Boot Camp.
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Algorithm Interprets Breathing Difficulties to Aid in Medical Care
Researchers say they have developed an algorithm that can interpret patients' breathing patterns to let medical providers know what is happening in their lungs. ...
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