Education
Educational and informative sites
Here are some sites where you can learn something new and interesting: App Pompeii – Visiting museums via your phoneBBC News describes apps for visiting museums Silicon ValleyPBS video about the history of the electronics industry. (Suggested by Sol Libes) Cloud computing explainedAt TechRadar, Jamie Carter answers the question, “What exactly is cloud computing?” Hardware [...]
Monday links
Without human input augmentation, algorithms alone are making us dumberAre algorithms actually making society dumber? Yes, says at least one big data expert. We can’t throw computers at our problems until we better define those problems though human input—At GigaOM, Kevin C. Tofel discusses the contention of big data expert Eric Berlow that reliance on [...]
Monday links
Coming soon: Self-healing chips for smartphones, computers?CalTech researchers says chips can recover from major trouble in microseconds—IT World How Teachers Are Using Technology at Home and in Their ClassroomsA survey of select middle and high school teachers shows digital tools are widely used in their classrooms, yet many teachers worry about digital divides when it [...]
Quote of the week
Research consistently shows that many members of the general public – voters, taxpayers, decisionmakers – lack even a basic understanding of rudimentary scientific concepts.—from literature used by the American Institute of Physics to publicize the website Inside Science that is trying to provide content for general audiences
Monday links
Artificial intelligence better than doctors at diagnosing treating patientsAI can think like a doctor, but faster and with more information, Indiana U. researchers find—ITWorld The future of mobile CPUs, part 1: Today’s fork in the road2013 may be a big year for the evolution of smartphones and tablets—At Ars Technica, David Kanter discusses where mobile [...]
A new slant on global warming
I despair about the state of the general public’s knowledge of technology. Here is an example of why: On Friday, an asteroid will come within 17,000 miles of the Earth—“a very close shave” by space standards, as my colleague Phil Plait puts it on Bad Astronomy. Recently, Bill Nye the Science Guy went on CNN [...]
Why my blog is different – an independent voice
There are two important reasons why this blog is different. First of all, I have been using computers longer than almost anybody – in fact, since 1956. I hope I have learned a thing or two in all those years. Second – and this is a crucial point – I don’t make my living from [...]
