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Socially-Assistive Robots Help Children With Autism Learn Imitative Behavior by Providing Personalized Encouragement
A pilot study examined using humanoid robots to help children with Autism Spectrum Disorders practice imitation behavior to encourage their autonomy.
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E-Sports Set Video Gamers Fighting For Real Money in Virtual Contests
A bewitching creature—half woman, half deer—battles a shaman and a sentient tree.
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Study: Swedish Boys Are Learning English From World of Warcraft
Swedish children, especially boys, may be learning more English during a late-night Minecraft session than from struggling through hours of homework.
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New Degree Program Is Big Test For Mooc-Style Higher Ed
An online masters degree program at the Georgia Institute of Technology shows potential for success with a massively open online course (MOOC) curriculum.
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Google Backs Second Quantum Computing Effort
Scientists can't seem to agree on what a quantum computer is. But the uncertainty hasn't deterred Google from backing a second major effort in the field.
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Isis Displaying a Deft Command of Varied Media
The extremists who have seized large parts of Syria and Iraq have riveted the world's attention with their military prowess and unrestrained brutality.
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Student-Built Apps Teach Colleges a Thing or Two
College students across the United States have been developing their own apps, sometimes to great success.
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Let the Hacking Begin: Nyu Launches Largest Cyber Security Student Contests
Registration has begun for New York University's Polytechnic School of Engineering Cyber Security Awareness Week, which the school says is the largest set of student...
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sm Will Teach Students How to Hack, and How to Stop It
The University of Southern Maine has launched a cybersecurity curriculum that will examine issues relevant to the collection, sharing, and theft of sensitive data...
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Can Computers Replace Historians?
A researcher suggests computers have the potential to sift through the big data of history to help spot patterns.
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R Programming Language Gains on Traditional Statistics Packages
A recent survey gauging the popularity of statistical software programs found the R programming language is rapidly gaining on traditional statistics packages.
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Johann Receives National Science Foundation Grant For Computer Science Research
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a grant to computer science professor Patricia Johann to support her research in relational parametricity.
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Why the Future of Education Is Open
edX CEO Anant Agarwal says the online education platform is using open source and big data to help educate millions of people.
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Vexed in the City: Starved For Tech Talent and Yet Nobody to Hire?
Darin Wedel made headlines in 2012 when his wife, Jennifer, asked President Barack Obama during a Google+ Hangout why her husband was still out of work while H-1B...
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Why Teaching Grandmothers to Code Isn't a Crazy Idea
The same efforts to teach youngsters coding and entrepreneurship should be extended to older workers and retired people, writes Stanford University fellow Vivek...
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Computing's Narrow Focus May Hinder Women's Participation
More women pursue fields in which computing is part of a larger context.
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Computer Science Professor Awarded Grant to Study Cooperative Behavior
A University of New Mexico computer science professor has received a six-year, $450,000-grant to study how cooperative behavior emerges in complex systems.
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Google Introduces Kids to Coding Through Blockly Games Project
Google has developed a collection of online Blockly Games designed to help engage children in their first efforts at programming.
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Brazilian Animator Visits Vancouver Siggraph Technology Conference via Robot
Bedridden Paulo Henrique Machado is given ‘the freedom I physically can’t have.’
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