Communications of the ACM
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Science Is the Key to Growth
Mitt Romney said in all three presidential debates that we need to expand the economy. But he left out a critical ingredient: investments in science and technology...
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Is Failure to Predict a Crime?
I learned with disbelief last Monday about the decision of an Italian judge to convict seven scientific experts of manslaughter and to sentence them to six years...
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Does a Public "find My Iphone" Search Violate Personal Privacy?
A guy stole my iPhone. I tracked it and posted his address online. Was that wrong?
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The Future Of 'short Attention Span Theater'
We've been looking at how technology has totally changed what it means to watch television or a movie. One of the biggest changes has been in demand—people want...
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The Consequences of Machine Intelligence
The question of what happens when machines get to be as intelligent as and even more intelligent than people seems to occupy many science-fiction writers.
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Rapture of the Nerds: Will the Singularity Turn S Into Gods or End the Human Race?
Hundreds of the world’s brightest minds—engineers from Google and IBM, hedge funds quants, and Defense Department contractors building artificial intelligence—were...
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The Michigan Fight Song and Four Other Reasons to Avoid Internet Voting
In a Monday article, we described the security and reliability problems that have undermined public confidence in electronic voting machines within the United States...
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Q&a: What's Needed to Get a Big Data Job?
Big data will change training in all corporate units, says Michael Rappa, who created the first U.S. post graduate program in data analytics.
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Can We Trust Voting Machines?
Last week, a congressional report claimed that using Chinese telecommunications companies’ goods and services in the United States could threaten national security...
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Intel Strives to Develop Tiny Chips to Run Wearable Computers
Intel researchers are developing tiny microprocessors that would power wearable computers.
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Keeping Technology Promises
Considering new models for educational technology and methods.
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Societal Implications of the Emerging Smart Grid
Seeking solutions to concerns that go beyond the engineering of the smart grid.
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Learning to Teach Computer Science: The Need For a Methods Course
A multipronged approach to preparing computer science teachers is critical to success.
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Decentralization Versus Centralization in IT Governance
It's not as simple as you might think.
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Oracle v. Google: Are APIs Copyrightable?
Assessing the first phase of the trial based on claims that Google's Android platform infringes Oracle's Java-related copyrights and patents.
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The Research Value of Publishing Attacks
Security research can be improved by more effectively sharing what is learned from attacks on information systems.
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3 Questions: A Web For Everyone
During the opening ceremonies of this summer’s Olympic games in London, a musical performance culminated with a stage-set house rising into the rafters to reveal...
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Capitol Hill Rhetoric Takes Aim at Wrong Cybersecurity Targets
Defense secretary Leon Panetta couldn't resist, could he? He couldn't fight the urge to dig deep into the information security cliché handbook and yank out that...
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In Constant Digital Contact, We Feel 'alone Together'
As soon as Sherry Turkle arrived at the studio for her Fresh Air interview, she realized she'd forgotten her phone.
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