For people of a certain age in the technology industry, one of the ways of establishing a connection with someone is by asking some version of the following question...Threatpost From ACM Opinion | April 30, 2013
The interesting thing about Bitcoin isn't what it is today. What's interesting is that this experiment is turning into a serious proving ground for the idea of...CNET From ACM Opinion | April 30, 2013
After the Boston Marathon bombings, the process by which breaking news and information are generated and disseminated looked more ragged and exposed than ever: ...The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | April 29, 2013
The first official announcement that law enforcement agencies had concluded their manhunt for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev didn't come at a...Bloomberg Businessweek From ACM Opinion | April 29, 2013
Combining computing and psychology, J.C.R. Licklider's prescient ideas are being applied in contemporary educational settings.Mark Guzdial From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2013
Examining the mismatch between copyright law and technology-influenced evolving social norms in the European Union.
P. Bernt Hugenholtz From Communications of the ACM | May 1, 2013
How do you explain to people that they are a YouTube sensation, when they have never heard of YouTube or the Internet?The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | April 24, 2013
It might sound audacious to think that Microsoft, the arbiter of uncool, was at the forefront of design a few years ago. But it was.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | April 24, 2013
Barely two days after cops apprehended Suspect #2 in the Boston Marathon bombings, supporters of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are rallying online.Wired From ACM Opinion | April 22, 2013
Kids used to ask each other: If a tree falls in a forest and no one hears, does it make a sound? Now there's a microphone in every tree and a loudspeaker on every...New York magazine From ACM Opinion | April 22, 2013
The Exploratorium science museum, which reopened Wednesday on a new nine-acre campus by the San Francisco Bay, is striking for how closely it has hewed to its quirky...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | April 19, 2013
On Thursday afternoon, the FBI released photos and video of two persons of interest in the Boston Marathon bombing.Slate From ACM Opinion | April 19, 2013
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