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Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United StatesThe Department of Computer Science at Swarthmore...
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Programming Languages: Don't Bother Learning These in 2019
Codementor, a startup, has identified the top five programming languages not worth learning last year: Dart, Objective-C, CoffeeScript…
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Smartphone App Tests Lumber Stiffness
A smartphone app created by scientists at Mississippi State University uses soundwaves or vibrations to measure the stiffness of lumber for contractors, architects...
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UC Santa Cruz Offering Graduate Degree in Serious Games with Social Goals
UC Santa Cruz is launching a master's degree program in serious games that aim to help people with special needs or address other social goals.
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Machine Learning Is Contributing to the Reproducibility Crisis in Science
Machine-learning techniques are producing results that are misleading and often wrong, contributing to the reproducibility crisis in science, says Genevera Allen...
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Programming Interview Questions Are Too Hard and Too Short
Data shows that harder programming interview questions do a worse job of predicting final outcomes than easier ones.
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Computer Science Professor Wins Tech Honor
Jodi Tims, chair of the Computer Science and Engineering department at Baldwin Wallace University, was awarded The Next Generation Award–Women in Tech by The Greater...
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DARPA Wants to Solve Science's Replication Crisis With Robots
DARPA has promised $7.6 million to a nonprofit organization that's leading the charge to fix the "reproducibility crisis" in science.
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Guide to Xi Jinping's Ruling Doctrine Tops Apple's China Download Charts
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has progressively tightened his grip on China in his years at the helm. Now he reigns supreme even in mobile apps.
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Social Scientists Take On Data-Driven Discrimination
Cornell University scientists are examining how big data, machine learning, and digital surveillance may exacerbate racial and social inequities.
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Silicon Valley Index Shows the Misery and Triumph of the World's Tech Capital
While Silicon Valley is thriving economically, it is also becoming an even worse place to live, according to the 2019 Silicon Valley Index.
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The Two Codes Your Kids Need to Know
A few years ago, the leaders of the College Board, the folks who administer the SAT college entrance exam, asked themselves a radical question: Of all the skills...
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What Trump's Executive Order on AI Is Missing
President Trump signed an executive order on February 11 meant to shore up our competitive position in the international race for AI supremacy, but it is short...
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Working With NASA to Secure Drone Traffic
NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration, and industry have partnered to develop a capability to manage U.S. airspace drone traffic.
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Lack of Women Inventors Could Hurt Innovation, U.S. Patent Office Says
The USPTO's new report shows that women still comprise a small minority of patent inventors and highlights their untapped potential to spur U.S. innovation.
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Trump's Plan to Keep America First in AI
The US leads the world in artificial intelligence technology. Decades of federal research funding, industrial and academic research, and streams of foreign talent...
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Bill Would Create Public-Private Cyber Workforce Exchange
A bill introduced by Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and John Thune (R-S.D.) would create an exchange program between the federal government and private firms aimed at...
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Video Game Players Have Increased Moral Reasoning Skills, Researchers Say
Young people who play video games have higher moral reasoning skills that those who don't, Bournemouth University researchers found.
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$3M Initiative Will Develop System to Identify, Patch Software Security Holes
A $3 million project funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will design, develop, and evaluate a system that identifies security vulnerabilities...
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Researchers to Use Data Science Tools to Study Pretrial Detention
A team of researchers from NYU's Public Safety Lab will use data science techniques to study the impacts of pretrial detention in more than 1,000 U.S. counties....
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The Real Reason America Is Scared of Huawei: Internet-Connected Everything
There was a time when the world's two great superpowers were obsessed with nuclear weapons technology.
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How IBM Research Innovates How It Innovates
IBM Research has updated its approach to innovation over the last decade to become more outward-facing, collaborative, and closer to the action.