Researchers can program neural networks composed of artificial neurons to simulate language processing.
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Computational modeling can predict language therapy response in bilingual people with aphasia. In the future, this could help clinicians identify the best language for treatment.
The ‘DATA Bulls’ use computer science skills to create data analytics for college sports teams.
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Pro sports teams use big data to win big. It’s time for colleges to get students in on the action, a computer science professor argues.
Understanding how artificial intelligence algorithms solve problems like the Rubik’s Cube makes AI more useful.
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AI algorithms can solve hard problems and learn incredible tasks, but they can’t explain how they do these things. If researchers can build explainable AI, it could lead to a flood of new knowledge.
Black and Hispanic students are underrepresented in Advanced Placement courses in computer science.
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Racial disparities in the tech sector begin well before college.
With the right encouragement, girls could become the future stars of coding.
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A strong identity as a scientist is crucial for girls to succeed in STEM fields such as computer science. Are educators recognizing and rewarding the right behaviors?
Studies show women are perfectly capable of getting the job done.
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The gender gap in computing performance has dramatically narrowed, but a confidence gap remains.
GPT-3 is 10 times more complex than its predecessor.
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GPT-3 is the biggest, most creative language generation program to date. But with awesome power comes awesome responsibility.
The tech field has a long way to go to achieve gender parity.
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Diversifying leadership can change organizational cultures, which removes barriers to women in the tech industry and academia.
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Many more people have been infected with coronavirus than the statistics suggest.
All is not as it appears on social media.
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A social media researcher explains how bots and sock puppet accounts manipulate and polarize public debate.
New cases daily for COVID-19 in world and top countries.
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We need to update models on death rates or introduce truly random testing to understand the true impact of the coronavirus.
Forty-seven states let computer science count in place of math or science classes required for high school graduation.
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Most states have changed their rules in recent years to let computer science count as a required high school math or science class. A physics professor explains how that trend could set students back.
Researchers from Google may have demonstrated ‘quantum supremacy’ for the first time, opening pathways to a new era of computation.
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A leaked research paper shows that quantum computer researchers may have overtaken conventional ones for the first time
New data show more girls and minority students are taking advanced computer science courses in high school.
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New data show more girls and minority high school students taking Advanced Placement courses in computer science. A computer science professor weighs in on what that means for the future of the field.
Many other key arrangements have been tried. Some are claimed to be easier to learn or faster to use than QWERTY. But none has proved good enough to beat QWERTY.
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The earliest typewriters had the letter keys in alphabetical order. The trouble was that if you hit two keys quickly the levers would jam.
Modern cars are safer than this – but not because auto companies got more ethical.
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Of course people need ethics. But the current troubles in the technology industry are not evidence of an ethics crisis; it is a public-policy crisis.
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Because a host of artists and programmers can leave their stamp on a final product, disagreements and claims of theft have ensued.
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The birds follow a few simple rules to create complex patterns.
Elena Delle Donne competing for the U.S. team in Rio.
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A new study looks at decades of NCAA free throws, finding that women shoot at 3 percent higher consistency than men.
Truly learning to code involves more than episodic experiences. Students should ideally develop a ‘coding mindset.’
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Learning to code is often presented as a solution to job market problems of the 21st century, but are students really learning the competencies they will need?