Forecasting future technology has never been easy. In the 1950s, scientists and technologists envisaged that by now the world would be free from disease, traversed...CNN From ACM Opinion | May 3, 2013
Due to Congressional rules, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology had to choose new leadership this year.ArsTechnica From ACM Opinion | May 1, 2013
The Internet, in the popular imagination, is supposed to be free—"the last bastion of our economy untouched by the government," as they say on Fox News.Slate From ACM Opinion | May 1, 2013
Our government collects a lot of information about us. Tax records, legal records, license records, records of government services received—it's all in databases...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | May 1, 2013
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
For hundreds of years, physicians have been dissecting the dead to learn about the inner workings of the human body.LiveScience From ACM Careers | April 29, 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
A bill calling for science fiction to be made compulsory reading in schools has been proposed by a politician in West Virginia in order to "stimulate interest in...The Guardian 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
Six new test sites will soon be announced for integrating commercial drones into U.S. airspace. Privacy advocates want drone operators in the test sites to be constrained... From ACM Opinion | April 24, 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
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