Did you know that every time you use your cellphone, you strike a blow for republicanism against both monarchy and a fixed Divine Order?New Scientist From ACM Opinion | April 22, 2014
No Exit, the new book from Gideon Lewis-Kraus, should be required reading for anybody who thinks it might be a good idea to found a startup in Silicon Valley.Reuters From ACM Opinion | April 21, 2014
Self-driving cars, extreme life extension, and global wifi provided by weather balloons: Google makes projects that sound like science fiction into reality at its...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | April 16, 2014
Back in 1991, a New York Times Magazine writer, Anne Matthews, described Andrew Ross, a doyen of American studies, strolling through the Modern Language Association...The Chronicle of Higher Education From ACM Careers | April 14, 2014
Tuesday's announcement that Facebook is buying the virtual-reality start-up Oculus for $2 billion no doubt left many people scratching their heads.The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | March 26, 2014
Encouraging the opportunities for digital innovation and invention to flourish in a variety of social environments.Michael L. Best From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2014
The current generation of general-purpose multicore hardware must be fixed to support more application domains and to allow cost-effective parallel programming.Uzi Vishkin From Communications of the ACM | April 1, 2014
There are holidays like Mother's Day, Earth Day, Thanksgiving Day. Even a Talk-Like-Shakespeare Day. But Friday is Pi Day.Slate From ACM Opinion | March 14, 2014
Sharing lessons learned from experiences creating successful multidisciplinary research centers.David Patterson From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2014
Codifying human rights and inclusiveness in a technical context for people with disabilities.
Richard Ladner From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2014
A new report from Chile about improving economic competitiveness advances a novel interpretation of innovation. Timing is everything.
Peter J. Denning From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2014
Encouraging students to become comfortable exercising ethical discernment in a professional context with their peers.Arvind Narayanan, Shannon Vallor From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2014
Considering the implications of the late-2013 ruling in favor of Google in the Authors Guild case.Pamela Samuelson From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2014