Communications of the ACM
A Healthy Dose of AI
Building artificial intelligence into medical devices can speed diagnoses and potentially improve treatments and outcomes.
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Bug Eyes: Tiny Glasses Confirm 3D Vision in Insects
Newcastle University researchers have found the praying mantis uses stereopsis, or three-dimensional perception, for hunting.
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Neil Gershenfeld and the Spread of Fab Labs
Neil Gershenfeld, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Bits and Atoms, discusses the growth and impact of the Fab Lab project.
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Iu Southeast Professors Develop Apps That Help Users Experience Physics Concepts
Two Indiana University Southeast professors have designed free "Mobile Science" applications to make students more experientially familiar with physics concepts...
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Why Stem's Future Rests in the Hands of 12-Year-Old Girls
Girls are less confident and more anxious about their math abilities than boys, according to an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development report.
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In Memoriam: Peter Naur 1928-2016
Peter Naur, a Danish computer scientist and 2005 recipient of the ACM A.M. Turing Award, died January 3 after a brief illness.
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Gene Amdahl, 1922-2015
Gene Amdahl, who formulated Amdahl's Law and worked with IBM and others on developments related to mainframe computing, died recently from complications of pneumonia...
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European Satellites: How Islamic State Takes Its Terror To the Web
No terror organization uses the Internet as successfully when it comes to marketing itself and recruiting supporters as Islamic State (IS) does. But how is it able...
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Online Degree Hits Learning Curve
The Georgia Institute of Technology's launch of an inexpensive online computer science master's degree program two years ago has had mixed results.
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Artificial-Intelligence Research Center Is Founded By Silicon Valley Investors
A group of prominent Silicon Valley investors and technology companies said on Friday that they would establish an artificial-intelligence research center to develop...
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Growth in Computer Science Driven By Student Interest, Societal Need
In response to growing enrollment and increasing interest from other disciplines, Princeton University is expanding its computer science faculty by more than 30...
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Improved Tools For Structured Matrix Computations
A researcher has built stratification graphs to provide deeper understanding of how characteristics of an underlying physical system can change from small perturbations...
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A Bootstrap For STEM
The non-profit Bootstrap program teaches students to understand algebraic functions by helping them program video games.
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Google and Facebook Race to Solve the Ancient Game of Go With AI
Although software designed to play standard board games can now dominate even the best human players, the ancient game of Go has proven a much trickier challenge...
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Researchers Enlist Gamers to Find Something Fishy About Mathematical Models
Uppsala University researchers recently used an online game to assess how good mathematical models were at reproducing the collective motion of real fish schools...
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Artificial Intelligence Ethics a New Focus at Cambridge niversity
A new center to study the implications of artificial intelligence and try to influence its ethical development has been established at the U.K.'s Cambridge University...
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Ic Professors and Grad Students Pair Infants With Robots
Ithaca College researchers, as part of their ongoing "Tots on Bots" study, are nearing the end of their first session with five-month-old infants.
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Blood Gushes from Virtual Leg Injury to Help Train Combat Medics
If you're very squeamish, look away now.
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The Doomsday Invention
Last year, a curious nonfiction book became a Times best-seller: a dense meditation on artificial intelligence by the philosopher Nick Bostrom, who holds an appointment...
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The Hyper-Intelligent Bandage
Scientists are developing smart, sensor-packed dressings to help heal chronic wounds.
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