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Algorithms Can Be More Fair Than Humans
Although data-driven decisions can be biased and unfair, research suggests this same methodology may make it easier to identify such biases.
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This Web App Will Warn You If You Are a Twitter Troll
Researchers have developed a Web application that tells users how harassing they are on Twitter, providing a numerical rating and examples of potentially harassing...
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Chip Technology Keeps Checked Luggage in Check
On a recent Southwest Airlines flight from Baltimore, Shvilla Rasheem arrived in Indianapolis, but her luggage did not.
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Internet Voting Leaves Out a Cornerstone of Democracy: The Secret Ballot
Internet voting invalidates the secrecy of ballots, according to a report from Verified Voting.
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New Law in Mass. Attempts to Raise It Pay For Women
A new Massachusetts statute signed this month by Gov. Charlie Baker could help close the wage gap between men and women in the information technology industry.
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These States Are at the Greatest Risk of Having Their Voting Process Hacked
Not everything belongs on the Internet, and the American electoral process is a textbook example. But 31 states don't see it that way.
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98 Personal Data Points that Facebook ses to Target Ads to You
Say you're scrolling through your Facebook Newsfeed and you encounter an ad so eerily well-suited, it seems someone has possibly read your brain.
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Werner Herzog Film Follows Internet From its Birth at CLA
"Lo and Behold" examines good and bad outcomes of the communication revolution.
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Sense of the Stars: New Telescopes Poised to nlock the niverse
For nearly as long as we've walked the Earth, humans have tried to make sense of the stars.
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'radically Rewritten' Bacterial Genome nveiled
Synthetic biologists report the most far-reaching rewiring yet of a bacterial genome.
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How It Feels to Live in Darkness
I know there isn't one dot of light, but I frantically scan the pitch-black area surrounding me out of habit nonetheless.
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Robotics Can Get Girls Into Stem, but Some Still Need Convincing
A growing number of girls who are trying out robotics in a variety of forums are learning they have a knack for it.
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Goat Robot Leg Demonstrates Explosive Jumping
Carnegie Mellon University's Simon Kalouche is developing a new design for legs that would enable a robot to navigate the terrain a goat typically traverses.
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Interscatter Communication Enables First-Ever Implanted Devices, Smart Contact Lenses, Credit Cards That 'talk' Wi-Fi
University of Washington researchers' interscatter communication method enables various wearables to exchange data with smartphones, watches, and other gadgets....
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Think Fast--Is Neuromorphic Computing Set to Leap Forward?
European Human Brain Project leader Karlheinz Meier offers an overview of the state of neuromorphic computing technology.
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Navy Looking at Teaching Robots How to Behave
The U.S. Navy is funding projects to train autonomous systems to not harm humans.
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Let the Structural Symphony Begin
Like other structural biologists, Eva Nogales works in extraordinary times.
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S Ready to 'hand Over' the Internet's Naming System
The US has confirmed it is finally ready to cede power of the internet's naming system, ending the almost 20-year process to hand over a crucial part of the internet's...
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Data on Taxi Routes and Points of Interest May Improve Crime Predictions
Researchers say knowing where taxis travel and how people label points of interest on social media could aid analysts and police in understanding neighborhood crime...
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