A British astrobiology conference has revived a years-old debate over the best place to look for life elsewhere in the solar system: Mars, or the moons of Jupiter...NBC News From ACM Opinion | April 18, 2013
Which is more intrusive: security screening and metal detectors every few blocks, or a drone flying high above it taking video of every little thing you do?Scientific American From ACM Opinion | April 18, 2013
Whether you call it a data-driven prediction or think of it as a self-fulfilling prophecy, Moore's Law has been going strong.Wired From ACM Opinion | April 17, 2013
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case that could decide whether it's possible to patent specific human genes that have been "snipped" out of our DNA...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | April 16, 2013
Driving on Interstate 495 toward Boston in a Ford Fusion one chilly afternoon in March, I did something that would've made even my laid-back long-ago driving instructor...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | April 16, 2013
Type an address into your phone, and up will pop a step-by-step route from where you are to where you want to be. This is, in its way, magic—magic that has, at...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | April 15, 2013
Last fall, shoppers outside a Macy's store in Boston were given a chance to test drive a robot. They were invited, compliments of Brigham and Women’s Hospital,...Smithsonian magazine From ACM Opinion | April 15, 2013
Last week I attended what was, I think it is fair to say, the oddest conference I have been to yet. It was the first world congress of the Digital Olfaction Society...GigaOm From ACM Opinion | April 15, 2013
Earlier this year I started teaching a class on entrepreneurship at an after-school program in my community.The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | April 12, 2013
Bitcoin might be a bubble or it might be THE FUTURE, but there's one thing it's not: a currency. It's a tech stock. The question is whether it's Pets.com or Paypal...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | April 12, 2013
Do you like video games? More to the point, do you like developing games and making money? Then here's some great news: The gaming boom that's been underway for...ReadWrite From ACM Opinion | April 12, 2013
Let me begin this column with a lengthy disclosure. One morning last week, I stopped at my bank, filled out a withdrawal slip for $1,027.51, and walked away with...Slate From ACM Opinion | April 11, 2013
Four academics from West Point and Samford University in Alabama set out to answer a seemingly simple question: how would one write a computer program to issue...ArsTechnica From ACM Opinion | April 11, 2013
Visualize the TV service you've always wanted: a gorgeous interface that does away with clunky (and often ad-strewn) programming grids; a simple remote that isn't...Advertising Age From ACM Opinion | April 11, 2013
Apple has removed the popular AppGratis app from its app store. This strikes me as a really sad tale of what can happen when you place all your apps in one app... From ACM Opinion | April 10, 2013