Communications of the ACM
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October 2013
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Top 5 Jobs in Silicon Valley
If there's anything observers can say with certainty, it's that Silicon Valley remains an anomalous industry.
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Back to the Future of Computer Science
The first Heidelberg Laureate Forum brought together the brightest minds of the past, the present, and the future in math and computer science.
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Website Maps 1.2 Billion Facebook Faces
Facebook has so many users—more than a billion, or roughly the population of India—that squeezing them all into one Web page seems almost impossible.
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Your Digital Trail, And How It Can Be sed Against You
While the collection of private information by the National Security Agency is under scrutiny worldwide, a remarkable amount of your digital trail is also available to local law enforcement officers, IRS investigators, the FBI…
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Bison Enables Complex Nuclear Fuel Modeling, Simulation
BISON is a new software designed to make it easier for researchers to gain insight into processes they would not otherwise have resources to simulate.
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Google Think Tank Helps Build Virtual Museum For World Constitutions
The Comparative Constitutions Project has built a new website that offers a collection of constitutions from nations around the world.
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Tiny Sensor Used in Smartphones Could Create Urban Seismic Network
A tiny chip used in smartphones to adjust the orientation of the screen can detect moderate to strong earthquakes when located near the epicenter.
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Tuning In to Graphene
New ultra-fast wireless antennas may be on the way, but don't throw away your old wireless router just yet.
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Software Helps Linguists Reconstruct, Decipher Ancient Languages
Linguists who once spent an entire career reconstructing a major language family now can accomplish that in just a few hours.
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The Alan Turing Year Leaves a Rich Legacy
A year-long celebration of the life and work of a man whom many call the founding father of computer science.
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Making the Internet Safe For Gadgets
Initiatives favor direct connections, named resources, and cryptography.