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Are robots taking our jobs?

If you put water on the stove and heat it up, it will at first…

Moshe Y. VardiMay 12, 2016

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Getting more for less: Reflecting on the numbers in the IT revolution

A 2.7GHz processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 500GB solid state drive that is almost…

Steven FurnellJanuary 12, 2016

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Will this century see a devastating meteor strike?

On 30 June 1908, a meteor with a diameter of up to 180 metres exploded…

Brian TarranJune 30, 2015

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Is innovation faltering – or is GDP?

In a recent New York Times column, economist Paul Krugman raises the spectre of a…

Andrew WhitbyJune 23, 2015

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Does RIOT foretell the end of privacy?

As Valentine's Day nears, those of us who still have an empty dance card for…

Stephanie KovalchikFebruary 13, 2013