When he started at the CIA, Sean Roche recalls how little solid data the U.S. spy agency had on what was going on inside the Kremlin.Bloomberg From ACM Opinion | August 1, 2016
John Holdren is no stranger to the spotlight. Over his long career in science, Holdren—a physicist by training—has worked on controversial issues such as climate...Nature From ACM Opinion | July 7, 2016
Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman on their meeting, their research, and the results that billions use every day.
Leah Hoffmann From Communications of the ACM | June 1, 2016
As a boy growing up in Denmark, Eske Willerslev could not wait to leave Gentofte, his suburban hometown. As soon as he was old enough, he would strike out for the...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | May 19, 2016
Intel was once known for its success in branding personal computers with microprocessors, a technology that fueled the digital revolution. But the Silicon Valley...NPR From ACM Opinion | May 3, 2016
Never in history have more people had access to advanced encryption in their homes, offices, and pockets.The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | January 19, 2016
It must be difficult for the roughly half a billion people who visit Wikipedia every month to remember a world without the free online encyclopedia.Scientific American From ACM Opinion | January 15, 2016
Like any proud father, Gary Marcus is only too happy to talk about the latest achievements of his two-year-old son.Technology Review From ACM Opinion | December 17, 2015
At the American Society of Human Genetics meeting in October, CRISPR-Cas9 inventors Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier accepted the Gruber Genetics Prize...PLOS From ACM Opinion | December 9, 2015
For the last 30 years, the MIT Lab has been a breeding ground for technological progress that’s pushed the world into the future.Wired From ACM Opinion | December 4, 2015
Mitra Dutta, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago, explains how a $3.3 million NSF grant has improved UIC's...The Chicago Tribune From ACM Opinion | September 15, 2015
When sci-fi author Andy Weir went to visit mission control at NASA's Johnson Space Center, the International Space Station was going through a crisis—an air leak...Wired From ACM Opinion | July 22, 2015
In the past decade, Moxie Marlinspike has squatted on an abandoned island, toured the U.S. by hopping trains, he says, and earned the enmity of government officials...The Wall Street Journal From ACM Opinion | July 10, 2015