Communications of the ACM
Innovation Is Overrated: A Provocation
Digital innovation is not working in the interest of the whole of society. It is time to radically rethink its purpose without…
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16 Trends That Will Define the Future of Video Games
Hundreds of game developers, publishers and analysts recently descended on Brighton for the annual Develop conference.
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Why I'm Addicted to Browsing Sepia Photos of Old-School Nyc
It's not a game or social media site, but OldNYC.org is as addictive as Angry Birds and as time consuming as Facebook.
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Learning Through Computational Creativity
Improving learning and achievement in introductory computer science by incorporating creative thinking into the curriculum.
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Understanding the U.S. Domestic Computer Science Ph.D. Pipeline
Two studies provide insights into how to increase the number of domestic doctoral students in U.S. computer science programs.
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Permissionless Innovation
Seeking a better approach to pharmaceutical research and development.
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Security For Mobile and Cloud Frontiers in Healthcare
Designers and developers of healthcare information technologies must address preexisting security vulnerabilities and undiagnosed future threats.
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We Are Data: The Future of Machine Intelligence
I look at apps like Grindr and Tinder and see how they’ve rewritten sex culture—by creating a sexual landscape filled with vast amounts of incredibly graphic site...
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The Martian's Andy Weir Is All Buddy-Buddy with Nasa
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...
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The Future, as Told By 'call of Duty: Black Ops 3'
If you've played just one first-person shooter game it was probably in the Call of Duty series.
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Ad Tech Is Killing the Online Experience
There's something so wonderfully easy about reading this column in a physical newspaper.
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Cli-Fi—That's Climate Fiction—Is the New Sci-Fi
Extreme weather events, changes in precipitation levels, species migration and extinction—climate change promises so many fun things. But why wait?
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Is Star Trek Tech Possible?
My friend Veronica Belmont is pretty cool. Nerd, writer, TV host… and now she’s doing an online video series with Engadget called "Dear Veronica," where she answers...
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Technology and The Evolution of Storytelling
It is such an exciting time to be a filmmaker.
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The Future of Computer Science and Engineering Is in Your Hands
How government service can profoundly influence computer science research and education.
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African Americans in the U.S. Computing Sciences Workforce
An exploration of the education-to-work pipeline.
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An Updated Software Almanac
Research into what makes software projects succeed.
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Preserving the Digital Record of Computing History
Reflecting on the complexities associated with maintaining rapidly changing information technology.
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Respecting People and Respecting Privacy
Minimizing data collection to protect user privacy and increase security.
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Anti-Circumvention Rules Limit Reverse Engineering
Considering some of the requested exceptions to technical protection mechanisms.
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