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Pandemic Makes Modeling's Importance Clear
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Pandemic Makes Modeling's Importance Clear

The number of COVID-19 models was growing so numerous that one laboratory created a COVID-19 forecasting hub featuring an ensemble output of numerous models.

NSF Accelerator is Open For Business
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NSF Accelerator is Open For Business

Attempting to harness the National Science Foundation’s 10 Big Ideas.

Futurists Get 15 Minutes Every 4 Years
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Futurists Get 15 Minutes Every 4 Years

Zoltan Istvan is the latest futurist to run for U.S. president.

U.K. Digital Health Infrastructure Is Stepping Up
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U.K. Digital Health Infrastructure Is Stepping Up

Developments in the public and private sectors put the U.K. on the cusp of critical advances in helping people get healthier through digital tools.

Driving Hate from The Internet: Noble or Futile?
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Driving Hate from The Internet: Noble or Futile?

Cracking down on those who post violent manifestos and other hateful content.

ActBlue was Only the Beginning
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ActBlue was Only the Beginning

The online political funding ecosystem is coalescing.

Contention Over H-1B Visas is Hot Again
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Contention Over H-1B Visas is Hot Again

Should the U.S. admit more, or fewer, foreign technology workers?

A ­RLephant Emergency?
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A ­RLephant Emergency?

Concerns about ensuring website identity and security.

Managing with Technology
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Managing with Technology

Human Resources departments are taking advantage of the workforce management capabilities provided by artificial intelligence.

Efficiency, Innovation Mark Research In Future Memories
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Efficiency, Innovation Mark Research In Future Memories

The U.S. National Science Foundation is exploring multiple approaches.

Researchers Rev ­p Review of Peer Review
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Researchers Rev ­p Review of Peer Review

Although the global scientific community is becoming more diverse, developing ways to make certain peer reviewers are true "peers" is lagging behind.

­.S. Election System Security Still Vexing
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­.S. Election System Security Still Vexing

There appears to be no standard approach among the state and local jurisdictions that will administer the next election.

­niversities FLIP For Diversity
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­niversities FLIP For Diversity

Cornell University's computer science department is leveraging ideas from other departments in pursuit of more diverse academic candidates.

Exploring Cyber Resilience for Electricity
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Exploring Cyber Resilience for Electricity

Challenges face the use of microgrids, but they hold the potential for increased grid security.

Seeding a Level Playing Field for 'Dr. AI'
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Seeding a Level Playing Field for 'Dr. AI'

Algorithms must be trained on current health data to be useful.

Tribal Broadband
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Tribal Broadband

Some Native American nations are betting their futures on the construction of broadband networks.

Technologies Support Dementia Patients
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Technologies Support Dementia Patients

A small but growing category of assistive technologies is aimed at people with cognitive disabilities.

Higher Education Not Neutral on Net Neutrality
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Higher Education Not Neutral on Net Neutrality

The nature of today's Internet may mean trouble for the very community that birthed it, if network neutrality rules change.

Propaganda Bots vs. Transparency
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Propaganda Bots vs. Transparency

An electoral 'arms race.'

E-Commerce Supports Data-Driven Economic Development
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E-Commerce Supports Data-Driven Economic Development

The integration of "pure play" e-commerce and brick-and-mortar goods and services is accelerating.
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