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Speaking of the existential threat of AI is science fiction, and bad science fiction for that matter because it is not based
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A marked difference at CHI 2010 compared to last year is the amount of research around social media and the use of social media during the conference. These practices...Ed H. Chi From BLOG@CACM | April 15, 2010 at 12:00 PM
The 2010 conference in Human Factors in Computing Systems has seen a noticeable uptick in projects on and engagement with machine learning.
Michael Bernstein From BLOG@CACM | April 15, 2010 at 09:59 AM
"Messy Futures: Culture, Technology and Research" was the title of Genevieve Bell’s opening plenary speech at CHI 2010, and it gave attendees a plethora of facts...Jack Rosenberger From BLOG@CACM | April 13, 2010 at 08:48 AM
Some thoughts about novel ways to attract girls to study computing: e-textiles and computational crafts.Judy Robertson From BLOG@CACM | April 12, 2010 at 08:50 AM
Many countries have started to control access to information on Internet for their citizens, most famous case being China, but Latin America does not escape this...Carlos Brewer From BLOG@CACM | April 11, 2010 at 09:01 AM
Computer science is becoming too broad to fit under the tyranny of a single bachelors degree. Cleaving the BS in CS into new degrees is a natural growth path.Mark Guzdial From BLOG@CACM | April 8, 2010 at 09:10 AM
The SIGCSE 2010 keynotes by Sally Fincher and Carl Weiman suggest how we connect research to changing practice. It's complicated! It's enculturation. Mark Guzdial From BLOG@CACM | April 8, 2010 at 09:12 AM
The first in a couple of articles in which I look at some ways of encouraging girls to engage with technical subjects; this focuses on an emotionally sensitive...Judy Robertson From BLOG@CACM | April 7, 2010 at 02:18 PM
Recently, there has been considerable renewed interest in the CAP theorem for database management system (DBMS) applications that span multiple processing sites...Michael Stonebraker From BLOG@CACM | April 5, 2010 at 11:28 AM
What are the implications of electronic voting? Which countries are using this system? What are the advantages of using such systems? And what are the problems...Carlos Brewer From BLOG@CACM | April 4, 2010 at 09:48 AM
Let's rethink computer science education in face of Web 1.0, Web 2.0, and beyond. The Internet have changed everything we know about how computing is done. It's...Ed H. Chi From BLOG@CACM | April 1, 2010 at 10:09 AM
Investing in a large amount of software testing can be difficult to justify, particularly for a startup company. How much software testing is enough?Ruben Ortega From BLOG@CACM | March 29, 2010 at 10:51 AM
Computer science education gets a boost from an historic document released by governors and education leaders in the United States and you can show your support...Cameron Wilson From BLOG@CACM | March 26, 2010 at 11:01 AM
The future of computers will be created by a conjunction of several key aspects of technology.Carlos Brewer From BLOG@CACM | March 13, 2010 at 10:27 AM
The keywords for SIGCSE 2010 include computational thinking, parallel programming, compilers, introductory CS courses, and Initial Learning Environments like Alice...Jack Rosenberger From BLOG@CACM | March 13, 2010 at 07:39 AM
Physicist Carl E. Wieman’s keynote speech at SIGCSE 2010, "Science Education for the 21st Century: Using the Insights of Science to Teach/Learn Science," focused...Jack Rosenberger From BLOG@CACM | March 12, 2010 at 07:20 PM
Sally Fincher’s keynote focused on the importance of representation, such as how computer scientists represent their work, how they represent their work to each...Jack Rosenberger From BLOG@CACM | March 11, 2010 at 07:23 PM
A CS conference is only as good as its selection of keynote speeches, and SIGCSE 2010 offers a formidable cast of keynotes, including a Nobel Prize winner.
Jack Rosenberger From BLOG@CACM | March 10, 2010 at 08:52 PM
Part 3: Lessons Learned. This is the story of the Georgia Tech team's experiences in the DARPA Network Challenge, a competition designed to see how online social...Ethan Trewhitt From BLOG@CACM | March 5, 2010 at 11:37 AM