A few months ago Science sent many people a sample of the magazine and a solicitation to subscribe. As seems to be the manner in which these things are done, there...Peter Denning From Blog@Ubiquity | December 12, 2016 at 05:20 PM
Some people have the strange idea that science is too straight-laced to be funny. These people are not scientists. True scientists love to tell jokes about themselves...Philip Yaffe From Blog@Ubiquity | November 29, 2016 at 12:00 PM
Chatbots may be good at cosumer-focused tasks, but the verdict is still out are not whether a chatbot can completely replace human assistants.
The post Can Chatbots...Sharad Sinha From Blog@Ubiquity | November 15, 2016 at 09:00 AM
The Theory Group at Harvard has put out its ad for postdocs again this year. It will be our second year for the Rabin Postdoc in theoretical computer science.here...Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | October 28, 2016 at 07:52 PM
Em Rubik invented the Rubik’s Cube in 1974 and it became the worlds most popular puzzle. The cube consists of 26 cubelets that move and turn when the faces areRead...Peter Denning From Blog@Ubiquity | September 21, 2016 at 01:07 PM
Although AI technology is posed to disrupt jobs, there isn't any real cause for alarm. The future of work doesn't mean we will be ruled by robot overlords.
The...Peter Denning From Blog@Ubiquity | August 15, 2016 at 11:50 AM
Robots could redefine the future of work, but what does that mean for the jobs that are displaced? Could a tax on labor-replacing technology be the answer?
TheMy...Ted Lewis From Blog@Ubiquity | August 15, 2016 at 11:48 AM
I'm told that there's a call for proposals up for workshops/tutorials for FOCS 16. Here's a link to the call for those who are interested....Deadline is August...Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | August 9, 2016 at 11:25 AM
Digital technology changes fast, and organizations change slowly: First using the technology as an automated, digitized version of the old way of doing things,Read...Espen Andersen From Blog@Ubiquity | August 4, 2016 at 10:37 AM
Science is not taught as science at all. Students are taught how to do science, but not what science actually is. They suffer from scientific illiteracy.
The post...Philip Yaffe From Blog@Ubiquity | July 12, 2016 at 01:27 PM
As SIGACT chair I announced at the STOC’16 business meeting that starting in 2017, STOC will turn into a 5-day event, a Theory Fest. This idea was discussed atspecial...Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | July 6, 2016 at 01:47 AM
I'm starting to get asked about STOC 2017 dates -- we recently executed the hotel contract, and STOC will be June 18-23 in Montreal. (It will really "start" the...Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | June 1, 2016 at 04:13 PM
I've not been blogging much, but I have an excuse now that class evaluations have arrived. By posting about the evaluations, the students know I read them. And...Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | May 30, 2016 at 11:05 PM
Phil Klein passed on that there's a delay at SIAM in getting the SODA 2017 CFP up, and of course we want to get out the relevant information out to the community...Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | May 25, 2016 at 12:43 PM
Developing software requires a mix of analytical and creative approaches, involving different types of people who have different blends of thinking. But how can...Sandeep Kumar Das From Blog@Ubiquity | April 28, 2016 at 12:59 PM
The drumbeats of the singularity advocates is getting louder with the constant refrain that humanity is doomed at the hands of machine intelligence. Although their...Peter Denning From Blog@Ubiquity | April 20, 2016 at 09:30 AM
Luddites attacking powered looms, 1812 (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) published its annual “Luddite Awards...Ted Lewis From Blog@Ubiquity | March 31, 2016 at 12:54 PM
Niall McCarthy of Statista.com uses data from Priceonomics to define a new category of accidental death by smart phone—the “selfie-fatality.” Forty-nine peopleRead...Ted Lewis From Blog@Ubiquity | March 23, 2016 at 10:53 AM
By now almost everything that can be said about the Apple-FBI riff has been said. The FBI wants to open the San Bernardino terrorist’s iPhone and Apple’s CEO Tim...Ted Lewis From Blog@Ubiquity | March 10, 2016 at 02:27 PM
I was sad to learn that David Johnson passed away. David was a leader in the theoretical computer science community for decades, both in his research and in his...Michael Mitzenmacher From My Biased Coin | March 9, 2016 at 10:30 AM