Computer Science
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Our computers are limited by their rock-based architecture

It's time to rethink computing from the ground up and model it on nature's processes

Your brain isn't the same in virtual reality as it is in the real world

VR is widely used to study the brain, but it isn't the same as real life — and this has real-world consequences

Rear Admiral Amazing Grace Hopper taught computers English

She recorded the first computer bug when a moth got caught in a relay switch

Why parents should think twice about tracking apps for their kids

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

Meet Ada Lovelace, the world’s first computer programmer

A "prophet of the computer age," she saw the potential for computers outside of pure mathematics

Meet Katherine Johnson, the computer who helped send men to the moon

John Glenn wouldn't blast off until she double-checked the IBM's calculations

Artificial intelligence isn't a 'black box.' It's a key to studying the brain

Algorithms can help us see how our unconscious processes work – if we understand their language

Hedy Lamarr: actress, inventor, wartime code maker

“Any girl can be glamorous. All you have to do is stand still and look stupid”