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The Need For Combined Data And Analytic Governance
Numbers don't mean anything if people don't understand, or trust, the computation behind them.
From BLOG@CACM
Computational Thinking or Computational Teamwork?
Computational thinking can sound like "CS-minus." Is there a "CS-plus" that makes CS more attractive and approachable by all?
From BLOG@CACM
Clean Code Isn't Enough; It Must Be Crystal Clear, Too
Writing clean code is a great start, but for programmers who really want to master their craft, you have to go further. You need to write clear code that other...
From BLOG@CACM
Beware of Hurting Our Weakest Students when Moving Classes Online
Our weakest students should not be the ones bearing the greatest costs of moving classes online.
From BLOG@CACM
Voting as Tallying in Public
Voting requires common acknowledgement. Can that be achieved in automation?
From BLOG@CACM
Developing Computational Solutions With Humility: Recommending Morgan Ames' 'The Charisma Machine'
Morgan Ames' book highlights the missing HCI design process for the XO Laptop
From BLOG@CACM
The Vote as a Declared Datum
A vote is a datum that sheds its original identity but persists.
From BLOG@CACM
Leonardo da Vinci's Robot Lion
We are celebrating the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death with a major exhibition of the Renaissance painter's works.
From BLOG@CACM
The Size of Computing Education Today, By The Numbers
How many students learn general-purpose programming today, compared to using other computing environments or learning other STEM subjects?
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The Shortest Possible Schedule Theorem: Yes, You Can Throw Money at Software Deadlines
As close as we have to a universal law of software engineering management.
From BLOG@CACM
Who Manufactured the Mysterious Chinese Android?
In the 18th century, there were several famous makers of automatons in Europe; who created the Chinese musical clock automaton figure?
From BLOG@CACM
A Design Perspective on Computational Thinking
Maybe we can just design away the need to teach computational thinking
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Variable Vagaries
The variable, construed as an L-value, makes some offbeat appearances.
From BLOG@CACM
Google Translate Does Not Understand the Content of the Texts
How well do translation programs translate?
From BLOG@CACM
Is the Trolley Problem Useful for Studying Autonomous Vehicles?
Does the trolley problem offer any useful insights for autonomous vehicles, in terms of design of or public policy around these systems? Here are several reasons...
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Will We All Be Wearing Wearables?
If wearable computing products are really needed, what are the biggest practical and research challenges to mainstream adoption?
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The Artificialistic Fallacy
Ethics discussions of artificial intelligence reveal a fallacy of omission.
From BLOG@CACM
Why is Privacy So Hard?
Why is privacy so hard? Why is it, after so much negative press about it, are we still being constantly tracked on the web and on our smartphones? Why is it, after...
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FictionStein
Science fiction like Frankenstein nudges readers to confer humanity but nudges them away from moral fortitude.
From BLOG@CACM