This Device Can Hear You Talking to Yourself
AlterEgo could help people with communication or memory problems by broadcasting internal monologues
Alan Turing Will Be the New Face of Britain’s £50 Note
Persecuted at the end of his life, the British mathematician and code-breaker is now widely admired as a father of computer science
This Poker-Playing A.I. Knows When to Hold ‘Em and When to Fold ‘Em
Pluribus won an average of around $5 per hand, or $1,000 per hour, when playing against five human opponents
A Translator for Baby Cries? Yes, Please
Researchers have developed an algorithm to identify cries that signal pain or sickness
New Hampshire Is First State to Install Highway Marker to Computer Programming
The roadside sign is dedicated to BASIC, a computer programming language developed at Dartmouth College in 1964
A.I. Is Learning Teamwork by Dominating in Multiplayer Video Games
Google’s DeepMind labs trained bots play a virtual version of capture the flag, showing them how to work as a unit
A Laptop Infected With the World’s Most Dangerous Viruses Sold for $1.3 Million
The computer is a work of art designed to provide a physical manifestation of abstract digital threats
The Gendered History of Human Computers
It’s ironic that women today must fight for equality in Silicon Valley. After all, their math skills helped launch the digital age
Inside Professor Nanayakkara’s Futuristic Augmented Human Lab
An engineer at the University of Auckland asks an important question: What can seamless human-computer interfaces do for humanity?
Computer Analysis Says ‘Beowulf’ Is the Work of a Single Author
Academics have argued about the origins of the Old English epic for two centuries
Understanding the Mind of the Coder and How It Shapes the World Around Us
Clive Thompson’s new book takes readers deep into the history and culture of computer programming
The Computer Scientist Who Wants to Put a Name to Every Face in Civil War Photographs
As Virginia Tech’s Kurt Luther perfects his facial recognition software Civil War Photo Sleuth, the discoveries keep coming
Margaret Hamilton Led the NASA Software Team That Landed Astronauts on the Moon
Apollo’s successful computing software was optimized to deal with unknown problems and to interrupt one task to take on a more important one
Women’s Contributions to Early Genetics Studies Were Relegated to the Footnotes
While women scientists were frequently “acknowledged programmers” in population genetics research, few of them received full authorship
Scientists Used an Ordinary Digital Camera to Peer Around a Corner
A team from Boston University recreated an image of an object using its shadow
The Titles of These AI-Generated Christmas Carols Are Pure Cinnamon Hollybells
🎶 We wish you a Merry Jinglelog 🎶
How the First Popular Video Game Kicked Off Generations of Virtual Adventure
A simple contest of sci-fi strategy, ‘Spacewar!’ ushered in what is now a 140 billion dollar industry
By the End of 2018 More Than Half the World Will Be Online
In the past decade, there’s been a huge spike in internet access though that number is beginning to slow down
The Ten Best Children’s Books of 2018
Our picks deliver feminist history, folklore reimagined and an adventurous romp through awe-inspiring destinations
The Future Is Bright If More Teens Could Think About High School the Way Kavya Kopparapu Does
Cellist Yo-Yo Ma talks with the founder of the Girls Computing League about the promise of her generation
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