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DARPA Wants to Master the Science of Propaganda
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DARPA Wants to Master the Science of Propaganda

Mark Twain once tried to distinguish between the storyteller’s art and tales that a machine could generate. He observed that stringing "incongruities and absurdities...

Knowledge Mining Resource Accelerates Science, Technology Education, Research
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Knowledge Mining Resource Accelerates Science, Technology Education, Research

Virginia Tech researchers have created the Virginia Tech Knowledge Networks, a repository of more than 5,000 publications by the College of Engineering faculty,...

Experimental Mathematics: Computing Power Leads to Insights
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Experimental Mathematics: Computing Power Leads to Insights

In a forthcoming article, "Exploratory Experimentation and Computation," American Mathematical Society researchers will describe how modern computer technology...

Researchers Merge Art and Science
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Researchers Merge Art and Science

Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics are turning their attention to something even the most advanced telescopes can’t detect: the art...

Bridging the It Skills Gap
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Bridging the It Skills Gap

More than 550,000 new entrants over the next five years are required to fill information technology (IT) and telecoms professional job openings in Britain, according...

Reverse Brain Drain
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Reverse Brain Drain

A reverse brain drain is occurring in the U.S. science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields as U.S. immigration laws discourage foreign nationals who...

Homework Program Catches on in Metrowest
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Homework Program Catches on in Metrowest

Hundreds of teachers are using the ASSISTments educational software, developed by a computer science teacher in Massachusetts, and a series of recent grants could...

Low-Cost Electronic Tablet Proves Worth in Indian Classroom
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Low-Cost Electronic Tablet Proves Worth in Indian Classroom

Researchers at Rice and Nanyang Technological universities, working at the Institute for Sustainable and Applied Infodynamics, are preparing for full-scale production...

Salaries Rise For Engineers Despite Higher Unemployment
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Salaries Rise For Engineers Despite Higher Unemployment

Despite a higher-than-normal rate of unemployment and a weak economy, salaries for engineers are on the upswing. 

New Software Brings Science to Life For Young People
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New Software Brings Science to Life For Young People

Researchers at the Economic and Social Research Council and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council have developed nQuire, a software toolkit that...

National Convocation Highlights Best Practices for Improving STEM Education
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National Convocation Highlights Best Practices for Improving STEM Education

Advances in science and engineering will be largely responsible for future economic growth and job creation, according to a new report issued by the U.S. National...

Women in Science? Universities Don't Make the Grade
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Women in Science? Universities Don't Make the Grade

Efforts to close the gap between men and women in STEM fields often focus on students instead of faculty and institutional structures, according to  a study that...

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Making Research Careers More Family-Friendly: White House and Nsf Announce New Policies

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced the Career-Life Balance Initiative, which gives researchers more flexibility in the workplace and helps remove...

'big Data' Means Business Needs Mathematicians
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'big Data' Means Business Needs Mathematicians

The proliferation of ways to measure things—point-of-service terminals, Web analytics, geographic and temporal records, even semantic information—means businesses...

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Technically, Science Will Be Less Lonely For Women When Girls Are Spurred Early

Girls are being sent a message at a young age that careers in math and science are marked by social isolation and will make them seem less attractive. However,...

Success at 16
From Communications of the ACM

Success at 16

A high school student wins first prize from ACM for developing a faster keyboard layout.

Living in a Digital World
From Communications of the ACM

Living in a Digital World

Technology has created new opportunities to connect and interact. Yet, researchers are increasingly concerned that heavy technology usage is changing people's behavior...

Improving Brain-Computer Interfaces
From Communications of the ACM

Improving Brain-Computer Interfaces

Researchers are demonstrating advances in restorative BCI systems that are giving paralyzed individuals more effective ways to communicate, move, and interact with...

White House Targets Innovative Education Technologies
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White House Targets Innovative Education Technologies

The White House has formed a nonprofit organization, Digital Promise, to create new learning technologies that will help improve the performance of U.S. students...

Shwetak Patel: 2011 Macarthur Fellow
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Shwetak Patel: 2011 Macarthur Fellow

Shwetak Patel is a computer scientist who has invented a series of sensor technology systems for home environments with the goal of saving energy and improving...
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