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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With Virtual Reality, Caregivers Can Become Patients
Carrie Shaw's struggle with her mother's dementia led her to create a company that allows users to experience the struggles of growing older.
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U.K. Used an Algorithm to Estimate Exam Results; The Calculations Favored Elites
The British government has changed its strategy of using an algorithm to estimate how students would have performed on A-level college admissions exams after results...
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Millions Have Lost Jobs in the Pandemic – Robots and AI Are Replacing Them
The pandemic has prompted more companies to replace workers with robots and artificial intelligence to reduce the spread of Covid-19 in the workplace and lower...
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Back to School? Look Out for Covid-Tracking Surveillance Tech
Surveillance technology deployed in schools to prevent or contain coronavirus infection raises issues about its effectiveness, as well as its post-pandemic applications...
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Mentoring Program Aims to Create Israel's Next Leading Cyber Experts
A national mentoring program in Israel aims to encourage girls currently enrolled in technologically oriented classes in school to pursue positions in the field...
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‘Ethically troubling.’ University Reopening Plans Put Professors, Students on Edge
Universities across the United States are grappling with how to reopen safely amid a pandemic.
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University Reopening Plans Under Fire
Hundreds of universities across the United States are poised to reopen their campuses this fall with a mix of online and in-person courses. Academics are dismayed...
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Are We Addicted to Technology?
Experts agree technology causes some negative behaviors, but they are divided on how bad the problem is.
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Google Announces 100,000 Scholarships for Online Certificates in Data Analytics, Project Management, UX
Google has launched new online certificate programs in data analytics, project management, and user experience design, through the online learning platform Coursera...
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Tech to Contain Coronavirus on College Campuses Sparks Fresh Privacy Concerns
U.S. colleges are racing to contain the Covid-19 pandemic with technology including contact-tracing applications and facial recognition, prompting concerns about...
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Tech Sector Job Interviews Assess Anxiety, Not Skills
Researchers have found that technical interviews for many software engineering positions do not focus on whether the candidate is competent at coding, but whether...
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Changing Course, U.S. Allows Visas for Online Students
The Trump administration said it would no longer require foreign students to attend in-person classes during the coronavirus pandemic in order to remain in the...
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Meet the Secret Algorithm That's Keeping Students Out of College
The International Baccalaureate program canceled its high-stakes exam because of Covid-19. The formula it used to "predict" scores puzzles students and teachers...
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NSF Reveals First Details on Foreign-Influence Investigations
The U.S. National Science Foundation has taken action in 16-to-20 individual cases, most involving "very well-known academics," in which foreign ties were not properly...
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Harvard and M.I.T. Sue to Stop Trump Visa Rules for Foreign Students
Universities opposed a policy that would require students to take at least one in-person class or be denied permission to study in the U.S.
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Academic Achievement Isn't Why There Are More Men Than Women Majoring in Physics, Engineering, Computer Science
New York University researchers found that higher academic achievement among men is not the underlying reason for more men than women majoring in science fields...
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Body of Knowledge
Some medical schools are turning to virtual reality to enable students to learn from cadaver dissection.
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Before These Astronauts Take Starliner to Space, They're Training in VR
Crew members for the Boeing CST-100 Starliner are training for pre-launch, docking, and landing using a new virtual reality system.
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