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why your antivirus app can't always save you

Just because you have antivirus doesn't mean your computer is now invulnerable. Far from it in fact.
why your antivirus app can't always save you

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to code or not to code? that is the question…

The flip side of technophobia and lamentations about the dehumanizing effect of gadgets? Trying to force everyone to code and insisting it's a vital skill, like literacy.
to code or not to code? that is the question…

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measuring our brains with the wrong ruler

North Korea's computer-based insult towards South Korea's head of state was supposed to be meaningless but offensive nonsense. Too bad pop sci writers took the bait and tried to explain it anyway.
measuring our brains with the wrong ruler

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how a nice idea would quickly fail in practice

A moral test for new technology is a fine idea. But if its implementation is too strict, it might leave us without any real innovations at all.
how a nice idea would quickly fail in practice

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comp sci students' rage against the machine

Colleges are trying to figure out who'll actually succeed in a computer science program, and they're starting to find some interesting insights.
comp sci students' rage against the machine

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why cognitive computers come with a drawback

Popular science outlets and tech pundits are getting the wrong idea about chips built to function more like biological neurons.
why cognitive computers come with a drawback

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why we need a cybersecurity chill pill…

The age of cyber warfare in now upon us. But we can't just panic. We need a realistic survey of our vulnerabilities and a strategy to mitigate them.
why we need a cybersecurity chill pill…

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of new tech, big promises, and mixed results

The tech industry didn't suddenly start promising disruptive revolutions with every new gadget and app. It's been doing that since its first days.
of new tech, big promises, and mixed results

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tron legacy's glimpses of high tech idealism

Tron Legacy didn't just have countless special effects and a custom soundtrack, it managed to cram in a massive dose of tech utopianism.
tron legacy's glimpses of high tech idealism

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why intelligence is in the eye of the beholder

The definition of what constitutes artificial intelligence is still highly subjective.
why intelligence is in the eye of the beholder

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nicholas carr's crusade against technology

If Nicholas Carr's attention span has been undermined by technology, he reasons that so has everyone else's and it's his duty to warn us.
nicholas carr's crusade against technology

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looking into the dark depths of a.i.

Defining artificial intelligence is a very difficult problem, both philosophically and mathematically. So it's little wonder some people interested in AI want to take some shortcuts...
looking into the dark depths of a.i.

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rethinking quantum states and computers

Before we build practical quantum computers, we need to learn how to read quantum states. One idea may be to make the circuits bigger. Much bigger. At least on a nano scale that is...
rethinking quantum states and computers

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yet another spawn of quantum consciousness

Famed physicist Roger Penrose and an Arizona doctor are claiming that our brains are quantum computer in a white paper that will surely be seized by the woo faithful as proof of "quantum consciousness."
yet another spawn of quantum consciousness

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why your dna is nothing like a database

Your DNA contains useful information that's read and translated, but comparing it to a computer database profoundly misses the point.
why your dna is nothing like a database

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