Considering the double-edged sword of learning technologies in various academic settings.
Henry C. Lucas From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2018
Seeking more effective strategies for training and nurturing CS postdocs to ensure their success.
Chitta Baral, Shih-Fu Chang, Brian Curless, Partha Dasgupta, Julia Hirschberg, Anita Jones From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2018
When it comes to cyberweapons, America is an elephant and Iran is a flea. Still, a flea can be a persistent nuisance, especially for the unprotected.
The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | December 27, 2017
Last week the pilot light for my water heater went out. I tried to relight it by following the instructions pasted on the side of the heater, but they were as inscrutable...Wired From ACM Opinion | December 19, 2017
Meteorology is entering a new era. Demand is growing worldwide for forecasts of storms, floods and droughts.
Nature From ACM Opinion | December 18, 2017
Can drug developers leverage AI to reverse the decline in R&D productivity that has persisted in the face of other IT technologies?
Bio-IT World From ACM Opinion | December 15, 2017
On a spring day more than 5,000 years ago in the Mesopotamian city of Ur, a foreign merchant sold his wares in exchange for a large bundle of silver.
Scientific American From ACM Opinion | December 14, 2017
The graduate education system in the United States is rightly considered the best in the world. But Republicans in the House of Representatives have passed a bill...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | December 12, 2017
Jibo the robot swivels around when it hears its name and tilts its touchscreen face upward, expectantly.
The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | December 11, 2017
A somewhat neglected issue in discussions of bitcoin is the tremendous increase in power consumption used by miners. The rising power required to mine bitcoin conflicts...Wired From ACM Opinion | December 7, 2017
When I began my career in elementary particle physics, the great figures who taught and inspired me had been part of the Manhattan Project generation that developed...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | December 7, 2017
Intellectual property may be the legal term for creations, including literary or artistic, but there is something inherently human about it as well.
The Conversation From ACM Opinion | December 6, 2017