Many people cite Albert Einstein's aphorism "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler." Only a handful, however, have had the opportunity...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | November 1, 2012
For a center of cutting-edge scientific research, Caltech's Jet Propulsion Lab seems to be a pretty wacky place. Luke Johnson, a graphic designer at the lab, set...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | September 4, 2012
Harvey Mudd College president Maria Klawe talks about increasing the number of women who study computer science.
Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | September 1, 2012
MIT professor Anant Agarwal recently completed teaching Circuits and Electronics, the first course in MITx, a massive open online learning platform from MIT, which...The New York Times From ACM TechNews | July 24, 2012
AT&T Labs researcher Alicia Abella describes the challenges surrounding the inclusive nature of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields, and how....S. News & World Report From ACM TechNews | July 18, 2012
A.M. Turing Award winner Alan Kay says many programmers who code for money have a lack of awareness of the roots of their culture. He contends that "the Web . ....Dr. Dobb's Journal From ACM TechNews | July 16, 2012
In an interview with Txchnologist, Harvard University professor and ACM Fellow Margo Seltzer discussed the role of women in computer science. Txchnologist From ACM TechNews | July 9, 2012
I asked noted cryptographer, author and security rock star Bruce Schneier for his thoughts. Schneier: I regularly receive email from people who want advice on how...Krebs on Security From ACM Careers | July 2, 2012
Though C has been around for decades, it's still consistently ranked at the top of any list of programming languages used and studied today.
O'Reilly Radar From ACM Opinion | June 29, 2012
If you follow the news at all, you've probably seen Paul Krugman—Princeton professor, New York Times columnist, Nobel Prize-winning economist—championing the idea...Wired From ACM Opinion | June 13, 2012
Daniela Rus, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been named the next director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial...MIT News Office From ACM Careers | May 23, 2012
Much of Intel's success as a microprocessor manufacturer over the past four decades has come from the company's ability to understand and anticipate the future...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | May 15, 2012
Today we drive cars, shell out enormous sums for higher education, and navigate the world with electronics that demand the unwavering attention of our ears, eyes...Wired From ACM Opinion | May 2, 2012
Harvey Mudd College president Maria Klawe is seeking to close the gender gap in the hard sciences, which she attributes to young women's perception of such fields...PBS NewsHour From ACM TechNews | April 30, 2012
Speaking before a packed lecture theater at MIT earlier this week, Neal Stephenson worried that the gloomy outlook prevalent in modern science fiction may be undermining...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | April 19, 2012
Susan Buck advises parents to get their daughters involved in technology at an early age. Part of her job at the University of Pennsylvania is teaching students...ZDNet From ACM TechNews | April 9, 2012
Universities retain and promote men and women at similar rates in STEM departments, except for mathematics, according to a new study. However, the odds that any...Karen A. Frenkel From ACM News | February 28, 2012
Buried way down in a recent news release announcing a media innovation institute to be shared by Stanford and Columbia universities was an intriguing tidbit: The...San Jose Mercury News From ACM Careers | February 22, 2012
ACM CEO John White talks about initiatives to serve the organization's professional members, increase international activities, and reform computer science education...Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | March 1, 2012