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The Continual Re-Creation Of The Key-Value Datastore
The evolution of single machine key-value stores.
From BLOG@CACM
Mitigating the Base-Rate Neglect Cognitive Bias in Data Science Education
How can machine learning educators help learners cope with the base rate neglect cognitive bias?
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Was Ada Lovelace Actually the First Programmer?
Historical arguments for and against.
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Communing on Computing
Conferences can renew our professional commitment and inspire thought on problems we face.
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The Base-Rate Neglect Cognitive Bias in Data Science
Using Bayes' Theorem, the correct answer to both the medical diagnosis problem and to the lion classification question, can be calculated.
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AI as (an Ersatz) Natural Science?
The emergence of large learned models is changing the nature of artificial intelligence research in fundamental ways.
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Machine Learning: Out! Data Science: In!
We propose to stop teaching machine learning courses to populations whose core discipline is neither computer science nor mathematics and statistics.
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Rethinking the CS Curriculum
I have noticed that there is a growing trend to dumb down the CS curriculum by removing mathematical topics.
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Programming is For More than Engineering; Computer Science is About More than Building Things
Programming should be part of computing education curriculum, and take into account all the ways students will use computing.
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Validity and Reliability in Data Science: An Interdisciplinary Perspective
We examine the essence of the components of data science, as well as their interrelations, from the educational perspective.
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Biases in Author Recognition
When reading papers, we make simplifications and have assumptions about author roles and relative contributions.
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How Scripting Misses the Mark
Scripting languages promise easy automation but prove difficult to learn. Let's stop focusing on simplified syntax and instead focus on understandability and learnability...
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Your Job Can Be Done Better By My Algorithm
In our rarefied world of university teaching and learning, which jobs can be replaced by algorithms?
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Data Anonymization Using the Random Sum Method
The purpose of this blog post is to present an anonymization method that can be applied to the digital attributes of personal data.
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R&D or r&d: What's the Difference?
Research produces generalized knowledge; Development produces generalized functionality. Not all efforts that use research skills or that use development skills...
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A Semester Virtual Institute
We organized a semester virtual institute in the academic metaverse with researchers from around the world.
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Reflection Pre-learning in Computer Science Courses
Our experience with reflection pre-learning in a MOOC on computational thinking that we developed and currently teach.
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How to Teach Mathematical Disciplines for IT Specialties
Revision of the foundations of teaching mathematics for IT specialties is needed.
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Anti-Racist Computing Education: No More Excuses
On this #MLKDay, a list of resources to help center racial equity and justice in CS classrooms and a reminder that the CS Education community must make good on...
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Changes in the Technion's Teaching Strategies During the Pandemic
This post describes three significant changes that took place during the pandemic in the instructional strategies at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology...
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