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The interstellar object known as 'Oumuamua plunged into our solar system in 2017, leaving a trail of mystery in its wake.
The Washington Post From ACM Opinion | February 26, 2019
When Norbert Wiener, the father ofcybernetics, wrote his book The Human Use of Human Beings in 1950, vacuum tubes were still the primary electronic building blocks...Wired Backchannel From ACM Opinion | February 22, 2019
In his celebrated book On Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau wrote: "We need the tonic of wildness.... At the same time that we are earnest to explore and learn all...Scientific American From ACM Opinion | February 21, 2019
In his 2008 white paper that first proposed bitcoin, the anonymous Satoshi Nakamoto concluded with: "We have proposed a system for electronic transactions without...Wired From ACM Opinion | February 7, 2019
The average person would have to spend 76 working days reading all of the digital privacy policies they agree to in the span of a year. Reading Amazon's terms and...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | February 7, 2019
In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Trump promised legislation to invest in "the cutting edge industries of the future." But the speech was characteristically...Wired From ACM Opinion | February 6, 2019
Seeking to promote regulations for reliable software for the long-term prosperity of the software industry.
Dror G. Feitelson From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2019
The trolls and orcs in The Lord of the Rings films aren't real. The dragons and dire wolves on the hit television show Game of Thrones are simulated. The dinosaurs...Nature From ACM Opinion | January 17, 2019
On October 19, 2017, astronomers at the University of Hawaii spotted a strange object travelling through our solar system, which they later described as "a red...The New Yorker From ACM Opinion | January 16, 2019
In any office, home or other shared space, there's almost always someone who's too cold, someone who's too hot—and someone who doesn't know what the fuss around...The Conversation From ACM Opinion | January 16, 2019
Last year was full of cybersecurity disasters, from the revelation of security flaws in billions of microchips to massive data breaches and attacks using malicious...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | January 16, 2019
Two weeks ago, MIT's David Autor gave the prestigious Richard T. Ely lecture at the annual meeting of American economists in Atlanta. Introduced by the former chair...NPR From ACM Opinion | January 15, 2019
Remember Innerspace, the comedy sci-fi movie from the '80s about a microscopic manned pod injected into a human?
Scientific American From ACM Opinion | January 14, 2019
Everyone who remembers the Etch A Sketch slabs of yesteryear remembers how difficult it was to translate your vision onto its "magic screen," and how proud youWeb...Ars Technica From ACM Opinion | January 10, 2019
Lasers first emerged nearly 60 years ago, but the idea of using powerful beams of heat or light is hardly new.
Nature From ACM Opinion | January 9, 2019
As the new Congress begins, it will soon discuss the comprehensive reports to the U.S. Senate on the disinformation campaign of half-truths, outright fabrications...The Conversation From ACM News | January 9, 2019
In an essay written in 1833, the British economist William Forster Lloyd made a profound observation using the example of cattle grazing.
From ACM Opinion | January 8, 2019
Once it was fashionable to fret about the prospect of super-intelligent machines taking over the world. The past year showed that AI may cause all sorts of hazards...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | January 8, 2019