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Autonomy, Motivation, and Teaching Computer Science
Of the several courses I teach, my favorite course is call Honors Programming. Its a one semester course that is the first real…
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L'Oreal UV Sense
How L’Oréal designed the UV Sense to fit on your fingernail in DigitalTrendsBeauty tech is still in its infancy, but lifestyle brands are slowly warming up toThe...
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Classic Math Problem Used for a Current Problem
This piece is quite technical, but love the fact that classical math is being used to drive some very modern problems. Great example for teaching? In particular...
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Blockchain is not a Revolution
Good introductory piece in [email protected] Not mention of smart contracts.Why Blockchain Isn’t a RevolutionThe terms Bitcoin and blockchain are sometimes used...
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Deepmind Builds a Picture of its World
Building a model of existing and changing context is a key part of our intelligence. DeepMind, a subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet focused on artificial...
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Flu Foreasting with Smart Thermometers
We also looked at epidemic forecasting. Note the smart 'thermometers' mentioned here are taking human temperatures. A slight confusion when I first read this...
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Network Effects Mean Less
Quite interesting, complex in part because we now have so many devices competing for time and interaction. I would imagine too there is a growing 'assistant effect'...
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Encryption via Quantum Mechanics
Related capability suggested here.Toshiba devises way to send encrypted messages using quantum mechanicsToshiba plans to demonstrate a working prototype withinToshiba...
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Quantum and Blockchain
Quantum Is Key to Securing Blockchain, Say Russian ResearchersAsia Research NewsBy Alison HadleyRussian researchers have used quantum key distribution (QKD) to...
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Google Assistant Smart Displays Coming
Breaking out the smart display makes sense, allows you to choose quality. The emphasis on work applications may well indicate a push in that direction.Here comes...
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Advanced Burger Built by an Advanced Robot
Been reading about entry level labor and autonomous machines. Some solutions have been around for some time, and the general repetitiveness of the requirementsT...
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Analytics Magazine
Also, see more about Informs: https://www.informs.org/ Analytics Magazine: Sneak PreviewThe upcoming July/August issue of Analytics magazine takes a look at an...
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Microsoft Establishes Research Data Hub
Useful depending on the nature of the data involved. Will it have sufficient metadata to be specifically useful? Good idea to create.Microsoft launches an ...
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Need for Explainable AI
FICO scores and all that. Transparency for decision understanding.Opening Up Black Boxes with Explainable AI By Alex WoodieOne of the biggest challenges with...
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Cisco Crosswork IP network
New to me, apparently a new kind of architecture.Laying the Foundations for InnovationBy Philippe Bralet in the Cisco BlogCisco Crosswork provides the holistic...
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IEEE Roadmap Reports for Devices and Systems
Am a long time member of IEEE, a wealth of useful information. Often reference their publications here. The newest set of such publications.IEEE Releases the...
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Microsoft to Acquire Bonsai AI
Had previously looked at this, and looks good on the surface of it. Will take a closer look.Microsoft to acquire machine learning startup Bonsai, fueling AI efforts...
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Blockchain from Berkeley
After teaching an on-campus course about cryptocurrencies, UC Berkeley is planning to launch a two-part, online course aimed at educating students around to globe...
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China increases Biometric Public Transport Scanning
If does seem that while we fret about the possible misuses of tracking data from such passive biometric scanning, other countries are seeing the efficiency value...
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Death of Supply Chain Management
The death of? No, but lots of new augmentations popping up.The Death of Supply Chain Management in 7WDataThe supply chain is the heart of a company’s operations...
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