In the quest to being the first or fastest to get out of a free-falling share in the stock market, financial model formulas are programmed into computers by investors great […]
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Is it just me, or does this sound like the creation of the Pre-Crime Unit from the movie Minority Report? The Rutgers newspaper reports that the Department of Homeland Security […]
A very smart statistician has realized that it is possible to sort, with upwards of 90 percent accuracy, the winning scratch tickets from the losing ones before anything is scratched off.
n nIn a special feature on “dream jobs”, an AT&T researcher based in New Jersey explains what the “inventive researcher” does all day. In addition to being given free reign […]
Can we simplify the universe into a single computer program? That is the question physicist, programmer, businessman, and all-around Renaissance man Stephen Wolfram has dedicated his career to solving. “We […]
If the goal of the Stuxnet computer virus was to destroy Iran’s capability to produce nuclear weapons, it failed. But if it was meant to simply slow the process, it succeeded—for a time.
These are my notes from the 3rd annual Constructivist Celebration, hosted by Gary Stager at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC. Gary Stager 150 participants here today See constructivistconsortium.org/books for constructivist teaching […]
In my short time as an educator, I have already suffered through enough acronyms, initiatives, and memes to give me a dull sense of despondence not unlike some of the […]
Google’s web-based laptop, Chromebook, is a valiant experiment, says Pogue, but unless you’re an early-adopter masochist with money to burn, you probably shouldn’t buy one.
Since the past four have been so successful [last year we had 114 posts!], I am putting out a call for people to participate in Leadership Day 2011. To paraphrase what I […]
The Pentagon has concluded that computer sabotage from another country can constitute an act of war, opening the door for the U.S. to respond using traditional military force.
By studying our nearest galactic neighbor Andromeda, astrophysicists can better understand how our own Milky Way galaxy formed 10 billion years ago.
After consumer data is mined by companies, a hypothetical computer program would return the data to consumers so individuals can modify their buying habits in earth-friendly ways.
CLARION is a computer program that performs the same way human subjects do in some impressive cognitive tests—not by mimicking what we think, but how we think.
Quantum computing already exists, but on a truly miniscule scale. We’ll have molecular computers built out of graphene before true quantum ones, says the physicist.
[cross-posted at E-Learning Journeys] I have been reflecting on global collaboration and what it means for teachers, students and the wider community. I have also been reflecting on sustainability of […]
How can you most effectively communicate given the 140-character limit of Twitter? Who better to ask than the former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky.
It has been over 3 months after the tragic accident in Fukushima, Japan, and a flood of new information has been coming out. 1. After months of stonewalling and low […]
Well, I finally wrote the article I always wanted to write: a letter to my 3,000+ faculty peers in Educational Leadership preparation programs all across the country about how our […]
Get ready for a close encounter – In November! For the first time, astronomers have anticipated the arrival of a giant asteroid that will come whizzing by the earth. The […]
Quantum computing already exists, but on a truly miniscule scale. We’ll probably have molecular computers before true quantum ones, says the physicist.
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Faced with the prospect of raising children in a world even more wired than theirs, a new breed of parents are redefining child rearing for an age of digitally native children.
A DIALOGUE BETWEEN JASON SILVA AND TECHNO-ECOLOGIC SCHOLAR RICHARD DOYLE Richard Doyle also goes by mobius, an indicator of just how important interconnections are to him – and how transformative, […]
Computer programming is a lot like writing a recipe. If you’ve read a recipe, you know what the structure of a recipe is and you can copy the format to […]
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Fellow Big Think blogger Scott McLeod invited me to write a dual post with him on our thoughts about the 2011 K12 Horizon Report today. Although my background is more […]
This drone-like computer virus, radically different and far more sophisticated than others seen before, appears to have attacked Iran’s nuclear program. Its source remains a mystery.
Near-Earth Asteroids are a threat to our planet, but they also represent an opportunity to generate enormous wealth, and may drive the commercial space race.
IBM’s Watson computer, though a marvel of computing power, cannot answer questions that involve the common sense of a child.
I have two favorite quotes from Pamela Livingston’s excellent book, 1-to-1 Learning: Laptop Programs That Work. Here’s the first one: If it takes 40 minutes for an environmental science class […]
Ever wish you had your own personal makeup artist? That dream could soon be a reality with a computer that scans your face and suggests the perfect personalized makeup combination.