Why girls are put off studying computer science
Girls who can, code. PexelsDespite the phenomenal rise in computing over the last 50 years, the birth of the internet,...
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Pasha 30: What is quantum machine learning?
shutterstock There’s a branch of physics called quantum mechanics, which deals with probabilities and makes a principle out of uncertainty....
Would your mobile phone be powerful enough to get you to the moon?
Astronaut David R. Scott, Apollo 15 commander. NASAMany people who are old enough to have experienced the first moon landing...
Coronavirus: country comparisons are pointless unless we account for these biases in testing
New cases daily for COVID-19 in world and top countries. Chris55 /wikipedia, CC BY-SASuppose we wanted to estimate how many...
Linking brains to computers: how new implants are helping us achieve this goal
whiteMocca/Shutterstock, CC BY-SACyborgs are no longer science fiction. The field of brain-machine interfaces (BMI) – which use electrodes, often implanted...
Smart contracts – smart or dumb?
It might be too soon to say that smart contracts will do away with lawyers all together. www.shutterstock.comConsider, for a...
Why are scientists so excited about a recently claimed quantum computing milestone?
Researchers from Google may have demonstrated 'quantum supremacy' for the first time, opening pathways to a new era of computation....
Quantum computers could arrive sooner if we build them with traditional silicon technology
Amin Van/ShutterstocQuantum computers have the potential to revolutionise the way we solve hard computing problems, from creating advanced artificial intelligence...
How fake accounts constantly manipulate what you see on social media – and what you can do about it
All is not as it appears on social media. filadendron/E+ via Getty ImagesSocial media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram...
What was the first computer?
Clifford Berry stands by the Atanasoff-Berry Computer. Courtesy of Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives, CC BY-ND...
