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Rethinking Conference Formats
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Rethinking Conference Formats

Suggesting a conference format better suited for both onsite and virtual conferences.

The Gamification of Academia
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The Gamification of Academia

Gaming the system.

On Being a Computer Science Communicator
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On Being a Computer Science Communicator

Facilitating more effective public engagement with a computer science perspective.

Q&A with SLAC Lab Director John Sarrao
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Q&A with SLAC Lab Director John Sarrao

John L. Sarrao starts his tenure as the director of the U.S. Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory following a 26-year career at Los Alamos...

It Is Time to Let Go of 'Virtual Reality'
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It Is Time to Let Go of 'Virtual Reality'

Advocating standardized terminology and reporting guidelines for mixed reality research.

Barbershop Computing
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Barbershop Computing

Moving education beyond computer science pipelines.

Can Crowdsourcing Rescue the Social Marketplace of Ideas?
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Can Crowdsourcing Rescue the Social Marketplace of Ideas?

How collaborative designs and community-based moderation could improve social media.

Rebutting Rebuttals
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Rebutting Rebuttals

Evaluating the impact of the conference review rebuttal process.

We Need to Focus on How Our Data Is Used, Not Just How It Is Shared
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We Need to Focus on How Our Data Is Used, Not Just How It Is Shared

Toward better understanding of the different ways data circulates between users and platforms.

Alexey Makarin on Why Social Media Harms Youth Mental Health
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Alexey Makarin on Why Social Media Harms Youth Mental Health

MIT Professor Alexey Makarin, whose research was cited in Social Media and Youth Mental Health, a recent advisory report by the U.S. surgeon general, discusses...

Alexey Makarin on Why Social Media Harms Youth Mental Health
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Alexey Makarin on Why Social Media Harms Youth Mental Health

MIT Professor Alexey Makarin, whose research was cited in Social Media and Youth Mental Health, a recent advisory report by the U.S. surgeon general, discusses...

Francis Enyi on Bridging the Healthcare Deficit in Africa
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Francis Enyi on Bridging the Healthcare Deficit in Africa

Francis Enyi, a senior program analyst with Delta State University Teaching Hospital in Nigeri, discusses how his team of software developers, medical personnel...

Francis Enyi on Bridging the Healthcare Deficit in Africa
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Francis Enyi on Bridging the Healthcare Deficit in Africa

Francis Enyi, a senior program analyst with Delta State University Teaching Hospital in Nigeri, discusses how his team of software developers, medical personnel...

Voice in the Machine: Ethical Considerations for Language-Capable Robots
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Voice in the Machine: Ethical Considerations for Language-Capable Robots

Parsing the promise of language-capable robots.

Improving Computing Education Research through Valuing Design
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Improving Computing Education Research through Valuing Design

Exploring alternatives to existing research systems and methods.

SI and Binary Prefixes: Clearing the Confusion
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SI and Binary Prefixes: Clearing the Confusion

Considering the emergence of non-standard acceptance of SI prefixes.

AI and Society: Ethics, Trust, and Cooperation
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AI and Society: Ethics, Trust, and Cooperation

Trust and trustworthiness are central to how ethics helps society survive and thrive.

Lost in Afghanistan: Can the World Take ICT4D Seriously?
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Lost in Afghanistan: Can the World Take ICT4D Seriously?

Seeking to maximize the value of information and communication technologies for development research.

There Is Little Evidence for Today's AI Alarmism
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There Is Little Evidence for Today's AI Alarmism

Over time, we will have a much better sense of which AI areas require significant regulatory intervention and which do not.

Who Should Make the Rules that Govern AI?
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Who Should Make the Rules that Govern AI?

One question for Laura Weidinger and Iason Gabriel, research scientists at Google DeepMind.
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