Women in STEM Benefit From Same-Sex Support
Fewer females drop out of doctoral programs if they have a significant number of same-sex peers.
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War May Be Closer Than We Think
A new analysis warns us that the period of relative peace since the end of World War II may be an aberration.
The United States of Coding
How and why we need to teach computer science to more students earlier on. By Breck Wills Third…
From the Silver Screen to Cybersecurity
How Hollywood might be keeping more women from wanting to work in computer science.
Why Teaching Girls to Code Is Not the (Only) Answer
We must do more to fill the gender gap in tech leadership and venture capital.
The Future of Work: Human Brains Should Make Choices About Artificial Ones
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.
What Makes You So Smart, Stephen Wolfram?
Noah Davis talks to the founder of Wolfram Alpha about computing the world's knowledge, how his kids got him to start traveling, and why he's not scared of AI.
The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Philosopher Applying Kant and Plato to Contemporary Computer Science
We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.
Fluent in Computer
Many states are considering proposals that would allow students to fill foreign language requirements with computer programming classes. But do the disciplines really confer the same advantages?