How Computer Science Grads Can Find Career Success In The Era Of AI.

Recent college graduates are questioning the value of their computer science degrees because there aren't as many lucrative ...
The Economist

Why language isn't computer code

ON JULY 20th, Kyle Wiens, who runs two technology companies, wrote a blog post for Harvard Business Review titled "I Won't Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here's Why." The nub: If you think an ...
CBS News

Closing the gender gap in the tech industry

There are half a million open computing jobs in the United States right now, new ones are being created at nearly four times the rate of other kinds of jobs, and they pay almost twice as well. The ...
PBS

Bridging the Gender Gap: Why More Women Aren’t Computer Scientists, Engineers

“If you completely shut out the entire feminine perspective on the world,” says Maria Klawe of Harvey Mudd College, “you’re going to have a different set of products.” Judy Woodruff and Klawe discuss ...
University of Toronto

U of T computer science introduces technology leadership initiative

In business and research, leaders help motivate others to navigate a clear path forward. To help prepare future computer scientists for these roles, University of Toronto’s department of computer ...
University of Toronto

U of T computer science grads reflect on their studies – and the profs who inspired them

The University of Toronto’s department of computer science, in the Faculty of Arts & Science, recently asked several of its new graduates to reflect on their time at the university as they on a new ...
Consumer Reports

Desktop Computer Buying Guide

In a world dominated by laptops and tablets, it’s easy to overlook the humble desktop computer. But for those who want a powerful, comfortable, and cost-effective command center for their home, the ...
The Conversation

“Computer Space” launched the video game industry — then fell into a black hole

Noah Wardrip-Fruin does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
The New Yorker

The Birth of the Personal Computer

In 1979, two M.I.T. computer-science alumni and a Harvard Business School graduate launched a new piece of computer software for the Apple II machine, an early home computer. Called VisiCalc, short ...
Nature

Ten computer codes that transformed science

In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope team gave the world the first glimpse of what a black hole actually looks like. But the image of a glowing, ring-shaped object that the group unveiled wasn’t a ...
The New York Times

The Hard Part of Computer Science? Getting Into Class

Lured by the prospect of high-salary, high-status jobs, college students are rushing in record numbers to study computer science. Now, if only they could get a seat in class. On campuses across the ...