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Infosys Foundation ­sa, Acm, and Csta Announce Awards For Teaching Excellence in CS
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Infosys Foundation ­sa, Acm, and Csta Announce Awards For Teaching Excellence in CS

ACM, the Computer Science Teachers Association, and Infosys Foundation announced the rollout of the Awards for Teaching Excellence in Computer Science.

Even with Rising Wages, Robot Revolution Skips Restaurants
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Even with Rising Wages, Robot Revolution Skips Restaurants

Clamshell grills are making burger flipping obsolete at McDonald’s, Johnny Rockets and other burger chains. Digital kiosks, tabletop tablets and mobile phones are...

Professor's Research Lights ­p Scientific, Media Interest
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Professor's Research Lights ­p Scientific, Media Interest

University of Wyoming computer science professor Jeff Clune is the director of the Evolving Artificial Intelligence Lab, which conducts research on deep learning...

White House to Bolster STEM Education, Close Skills Gap
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White House to Bolster STEM Education, Close Skills Gap

The Obama administration has launched a new advanced placement computer science course as part of an interdisciplinary approach to improve STEM education for underrepresented...

Removing Gender Bias From Algorithms
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Removing Gender Bias From Algorithms

Machine-learning systems taught interesting patterns from data and documents fed into them could also pick up gender stereotypes from those sources.

New Take on an Ancient Method Improves Way to Find Prime Numbers
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New Take on an Ancient Method Improves Way to Find Prime Numbers

Mathematician Harald Helfgott at Germany's University of Gottingen has proposed a way to improve an ancient method for finding prime numbers.

Computer Science, Math Laureates Convene in Heidelberg
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Computer Science, Math Laureates Convene in Heidelberg

Recipients of the Abel Prize, the Fields Medal, the Nevanlinna Prize, and the ACM A.M. Turing Award met with 200 young researchers from over 50 nations.

Why Human Brains Hold the Key to Smarter Artificial Intelligence
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Why Human Brains Hold the Key to Smarter Artificial Intelligence

The European Union-funded INSIGHT project has gained a new understanding of how people solve problems, which one day could lead to smarter robots.  

Selfie With a View on 'cybernetics and Systems Analysis'
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Selfie With a View on 'cybernetics and Systems Analysis'

Dmitry Zaitsev sacrifices his ego to expose computer science achievements in Ukraine.

Hacking, Cryptography, and the Countdown to Quantum Computing
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Hacking, Cryptography, and the Countdown to Quantum Computing

Given the recent ubiquity of cyber-scandals—Colin Powell’s stolen e-mails, Simone Biles's leaked medical records, half a billion plundered Yahoo accounts—you might...

Automated Screening For Childhood Communication Disorders
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Automated Screening For Childhood Communication Disorders

Researchers have used machine learning to develop a computer system that can automatically screen young children for speech and language disorders.  

Meet Rutgers' Radical Supercomputing Guru
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Meet Rutgers' Radical Supercomputing Guru

Shantenu Jha and the Rutgers Advanced Distributed Cyberinfrastructure and Applications Laboratory team work at the intersection of computing and science.

Worldwide Brain-Mapping Project Sparks Excitement, and Concern
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Worldwide Brain-Mapping Project Sparks Excitement, and Concern

Worries include how to coordinate research programs and resources from different countries.

Battling Algorithmic Bias
From Communications of the ACM

Battling Algorithmic Bias

How do we ensure algorithms treat us fairly?

Researchers Find Common Traits That Account For Strong STEM Outcomes in Schools
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Researchers Find Common Traits That Account For Strong STEM Outcomes in Schools

Researchers have identified 14 components common to exceptional high schools with science, technology, engineering, and math programs.

In Memoriam: Boris Trakhtenbrot, 1921-2016
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In Memoriam: Boris Trakhtenbrot, 1921-2016

The mathematician discovered and proved the Gap Theorem, as well as what is now called Trakhtenbrot's Theorem.

Researchers Eye Gaming as Tool For Boosting Computer Science Skills, Diversity in Middle Schools
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Researchers Eye Gaming as Tool For Boosting Computer Science Skills, Diversity in Middle Schools

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Florida plan to use a custom-designed videogame to improve educational outcomes in middle...

Human Brain Map Gets a Bold New Update
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Human Brain Map Gets a Bold New Update

Most of us think little of hopping on Google Maps to look at everything from a bird's-eye view of an entire continent to an on-the-ground view of a specific street...

Media Lab Conference Addresses Gender Bias, Diversity, and Inclusion in STEM
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Media Lab Conference Addresses Gender Bias, Diversity, and Inclusion in STEM

U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith has called for a push against implicit gender bias and for greater diversity and racial equity in technology disciplines...

Robot Reinforces Learning
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Robot Reinforces Learning

Having students 'teach' their lessons to a classroom robot increases engagement.
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