It used to be the case when I traveled abroad that I would take a little pocket dictionary that provided translations for commonly used phrases and words.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | January 29, 2016
Napoleon had it and so did Charles Darwin. Tennis champion Roger Federer has it in spades. The dictionary defines intuition as knowledge obtained without conscious...Nature From ACM Opinion | January 28, 2016
There are not many occasions when one can give an unqualified thumbs-up to something the government does, but this is one such occasion.The Guardian From ACM News | January 27, 2016
Autonomous weapons experts sounded the alarm last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, cautioning that unless governments act to limit these...The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | January 27, 2016
A new gene-editing technology has been relentlessly hyped over the past year, and it goes by a catchy if rather incongruous acronym: Crispr.The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | January 13, 2016
One of the most exciting parts of data science is that it can be applied to many domains of knowledge, given our newfound ability to gather valuable data on almost...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | January 4, 2016
It was conceived after a yogurt company in 2007 identified an unexpected defense mechanism that its bacteria use to fight off viruses.Science Magazine From ACM Opinion | January 4, 2016
Philosophers have been gnawing on the infamous Trolley Problem for decades, and it’s always been a purely intellectual exercise with no "right" answer.The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | December 30, 2015
In theory, the Internet of Things—the connected network of tiny computers inside home appliances, household objects, even clothing—promises to make your life easier...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | December 28, 2015
A Swiss company is set to become the first firm to capture carbon dioxide from the air and sell it on a commercial scale, a stepping stone to larger facilities...Nature From ACM Opinion | December 22, 2015
Elon Musk and Sam Altman worry that artificial intelligence will take over the world. So, the two entrepreneurs are creating a billion-dollar not-for-profit company...Wired From ACM Opinion | December 15, 2015
For a story that takes place "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" a great deal of the technology in the "Star Wars" series actually has parallels today on...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | December 14, 2015
Welcome to the era of AI-human hybrid intelligence, where people and artificial intelligence systems work together seamlessly.The New York Times From ACM Opinion | December 14, 2015
One of the challenges in describing the potential of self-driving cars is that they promise to do so much.The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | December 11, 2015
On April 1, 2009, Google unveiled Gmail Autopilot, a plug-in that promised to read and generate contextually relevant replies to the messages piling up in users'...The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | December 11, 2015