Communications of the ACM
Generative AI Degrades Online Communities
How large language models are influencing online communities.
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If Design's No Longer the Killer Differentiator, What Is?
We already know that design matters. Product design. Industrial design. Experience design. Supply chain design. Witness the renewed fervor for the iPhone 5 today...
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The Tyranny of the Clock
Promoting a clock-free paradigm that fits everything learned about programming since Turing.
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Computing as If Infrastructure Mattered
Understanding the technical and social fundamentals of the computing infrastructure is essential in the continuously evolving technological realm.
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A Nice Piece of Code
Colorful metaphors and properly reusing functions.
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The Foresight Saga, Redux
Short-term thinking is the enemy of the long-term future.
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The Goldilocks Estimate
Balancing two extremes in project estimation.
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Reflecting on the Facebook IPO
Exploring some factors that reflect a company's worth.
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Investing in Our Future; Investing in Research
The future of the American university and of American innovation is in jeopardy, threatened by cuts in government-sponsored research funding, according to Caroline...
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Review: Raspberry Pi
You can get a lot for $35 these days. It bought me what looks like a credit card-size James Bond gadget prototype but is actually a fully functional computer.
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Death to Powerpoint!
No matter what your line of work, it's only getting harder to avoid death by PowerPoint.
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Todd Akin and the Anti-Science House Science Committee
Aside from the sheer biological ludicrousness of Todd Akin's ideas on female physiology, one unsettling subplot to the debacle is his presence on the House of Committee...
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Seven Lessons From Bad History
Journalists, historians, and the invention of email.
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Don't Feel Bad If You Can't Predict the Future
Wise experts and powerful machines are no match for chaotic events and human declarations. Beware of their predictions and be humble in your own.
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Automated Prediction: Perception, Law, and Policy
A few predictions about predictions.
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The Need to Balance Innovation and Implementation in Broadening Participation
Seeking to improve the process for writing and reviewing proposals for new educational programs.
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Author Order: What Science Can Learn from the Arts
Some thoughts about author order in research papers.
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Bring It: A Call For Candidates to Debate Science Policy
Innovation, economic growth, and climate change are just a few of the challenges and opportunities that face the U.S. They are also firmly linked to science.
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Kentucky Lawmakers Shocked to Find Evolution in Biology Tests
A report surfaced this week that suggests Kentucky legislators may be experiencing a sort of cognitive dissonance that is likely to be a preview of things we can...
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