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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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With data analytics now one of the fastest growing fields in IT, it stands to reason that data scientists are in demand. That's
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An Arduino-based Robot for People Who Don't Know How to Build Robots
There are plenty of Arduino-based robots in the world, but actually building one is a bit tough if you're not familiar with Arduino programming.
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Linguists Identify 15,000-year-old 'Ultraconserved Words'
You, hear me! Give this fire to that old man. Pull the black worm off the bark and give it to the mother. And no spitting in the ashes!
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'Multicopter' Hovercraft Improves Structure Monitoring
The current method of inspecting bridges for structural damage is labor-intensive and potentially dangerous. A Missouri S&T researcher is developing a safer, more...
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Turning on Frustration
A research group at the Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland, explored how to frustrate a quantum magnet comprised of sixteen atomic ions — to date the...
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How Today's Sensors Could Make Tomorrow's Cars Safer
Driverless cars haven’t hit the roads yet, but computers are already helping to slow down or stop a car in situations when a crash is imminent.
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Monkey Math: Baboons Show An Ability To Understand Numbers
A new study at the University of Rochester shows that olive baboons can understand numbers and discriminate between different quantities as accurately as a human...
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Solving Equation of a Hit Film Script, With Data
Forget zombies. The data crunchers are invading Hollywood.
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How Facebook Designs the 'Perfect Empty Vessel' for Your Mind
One day in March, I was sitting across from Facebook's design director, Kate Aronowitz, at 1 Hacker Way in Menlo Park when she told me, "It takes a lot of work...
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Author Sees History of the Internet in Cultural, Political Light
The Internet has been understudied as a political and cultural formation, according to Stephanie Ricker Schulte, assistant professor at the University of Arkansas...
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New Research Could Let Vehicles, Robots Collaborate With Humans
Vehicles, robots, and other autonomous devices could soon collaborate with humans in ways that analyze their needs and determine the best way to achieve their goals...
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New Chief at Intel Aims to Expand Chip Making
Brian M. Krzanich, who on Thursday was named Intel's next chief executive, knows he faces a hefty challenge when he takes over the world's biggest maker of semiconductors...
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How One College Is Closing the Computer Science Gender Gap
There are still relatively few women in tech. Maria Klawe wants to change that. As president of Harvey Mudd College, a science and engineering school in Southern...
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High-tech Camera Acts Like a Bug's Eye
The next generation of digital cameras could show us how bugs see the world.
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Immigration Reform: Silicon Valley Hiring Practices Threatened
As Congress tries to tackle the many sides of immigration reform, one of Silicon Valley's most contentious debates is getting renewed focus: Should high-tech companies...
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Jony Ive, iOS 7, and What Apple Learned from MySpace
While we don't know when iOS 7 will make its debut, here's what we do know: it will be the biggest reinvention of Apple's flagship OS in years—perhaps ever.
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How Big Data Is Playing Recruiter for Specialized Workers
When the email came out of the blue last summer, offering a shot as a programmer at a San Francisco start-up, Jade Dominguez, 26, was living off credit card debt...
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Learning Software Development — By Developing Software
To simulate real-world software development, MIT is offering a new course that involves students in large, ongoing, open source software development projects with...
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Want to Slow Mental Decline? Play a Video Game
University of Iowa researchers say playing video games that challenge mental processing speed and skills can prevent mental decline by as many as seven years
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Congress Tries to Reset Science Grants, Wants Every One to Be 'Groundbreaking'
Due to Congressional rules, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology had to choose new leadership this year.
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Consortium Competes for Unmanned Aircraft Test Center
A consortium of state-based organizations will soon submit a proposal to site an unmanned aircraft system research and testing facility in central Washington.
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