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What 'the Imitation Game' Didn't Tell You About Turing's Greatest Triumph
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What 'the Imitation Game' Didn't Tell You About Turing's Greatest Triumph

Freeman Dyson, 91, the famed physicist, author and oracle of human destiny, is holding forth after tea-time one February afternoon in the common room of the Institute...

Work in an Age of Robots
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Work in an Age of Robots

What you are about to read was written by a human. Honest.

Raspberry Pi 2 Review: A $35 Computer Can Do a Heck of a Lot
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Raspberry Pi 2 Review: A $35 Computer Can Do a Heck of a Lot

Our computers have become too easy to use.

How to Choose the Form of an Infographic: It's All About Context
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How to Choose the Form of an Infographic: It's All About Context

As a graphics designer, I have a love/hate relationship with circles.

A Future Segregated By Science?
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A Future Segregated By Science?

Few women and minorities are getting STEM degrees, although STEM jobs are multiplying and pay more than many other careers. Will our future be delineated by who...

Do-It-Yourself Textbook Publishing
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Do-It-Yourself Textbook Publishing

Comparing experiences publishing textbooks using traditional publishers and do-it-yourself methods.

Too Big to Fail
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Too Big to Fail

Visibility leads to debuggability.

Putting the Computer Science in Computing Education Research
From Communications of the ACM

Putting the Computer Science in Computing Education Research

Investing in computing education research to transform computer science education.

Far-Sighted Thinking About Deleterious Computer-Related Events
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Far-Sighted Thinking About Deleterious Computer-Related Events

Considerably more anticipation is needed for what might seriously go wrong.

Three Paradoxes of Building Platforms
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Three Paradoxes of Building Platforms

Insights into creating China's Taobao online marketplace ecosystem.

We Need a Building Code For Building Code
From Communications of the ACM

We Need a Building Code For Building Code

A proposal for a framework for code requirements addressing primary sources of vulnerabilities for building systems.

How the Home Telephone Sparked the ­ser-Centered Design Revolution
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How the Home Telephone Sparked the ­ser-Centered Design Revolution

Have you ever thought about why doorknobs are positioned at around two-fifths of the door's height, instead of right in the middle? Or why a washing machine is...

Digital Connectivity Should Become as Much a Right as Access to School
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Digital Connectivity Should Become as Much a Right as Access to School

Speaking at the 102nd Indian Science Congress at Mumbai University, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India needs to nurture future generations of scientists....

What the World Will Speak in 2115
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What the World Will Speak in 2115

In 1880 a Bavarian priest created a language that he hoped the whole world could use.

What It Means to Receive the Turing Award
From Communications of the ACM

What It Means to Receive the Turing Award

The Turing Award gives us a unique opportunity to become ambassadors of our wonderful field. It increases our outside visibility and enables us to build bridges...

Does the Internet Make Us Stupid?
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Does the Internet Make Us Stupid?

Yes, but this may not be as bad as it sounds…

Wearables
From Communications of the ACM

Wearables: Has the Age of Smartwatches Finally Arrived?

Time will tell if smartwatches will find their niche.

The Tears of Donald Knuth
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The Tears of Donald Knuth

Has the history of computing taken a tragic turn?

A Little Queue Theory
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A Little Queue Theory

When more work means less done.

A Right to Be Forgotten?
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A Right to Be Forgotten?

Searching for an answer to the question of how much responsibility search engine operators should bear for privacy-related issues connected to search engine results...
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