Tag: computers
What is quantum advantage? A quantum computing scientist explains an approaching...
Daniel Lidar, University of Southern California
Quantum advantage is the milestone the field of quantum computing is fervently working...
ChatGPT could be an effective and affordable tutor
Anne Trumbore, University of Virginia
Imagine a private tutor that never gets tired, has access to massive amounts of...
Shape-shifting computer chip thwarts an army of hackers
Todd Austin, University of Michigan and Lauren Biernacki, University of Michigan
The Research Brief is a short take about...
Consumer electronics have changed a lot in 20 years – systems...
Callie Babbitt, Rochester Institute of Technology and Shahana Althaf, Yale University
It’s hard to imagine navigating modern life without a mobile phone in hand. Computers,...
What is a neural network? A computer scientist explains
Tam Nguyen, University of Dayton
Editor’s note: One of the central technologies of artificial intelligence is neural networks. In this interview, Tam Nguyen, a professor...
3 tips: How to teach children to watch commercials more closely
Sarah Gretter, Michigan State University
With all the time that young people spend in front of screens these days – from TVs to laptops, cellphones...
Programmers need ethics when designing the technologies that influence people’s lives
Cherri M. Pancake, Oregon State University
Computing professionals are on the front lines of almost every aspect of the modern world. They’re involved in the...
Windows 95 turns 20 – and new ways of interacting show...
Jonathan Roberts, Bangor University
The arrival of Microsoft Windows 95 on August 24 1995 brought about a desktop PC boom. With an easier and more...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
