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19 Dec., 2017:

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Deepak Khemani, Department of CSE, IIT Madras
Topic     :Contributions of Judea Pearl (Turing Award Winner of 2011)
Venue   : CS 25, Aryabhatta Hall, IIT Madras
Date      : 19th December
Time      : 5 PM

Headlines at a Glance

1. http://ubiquity.acm.org/article.cfm?id=3158418
2. https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/renewables/how-blockchains-will-help-connect-billions-to-electricity-and-financial-services
3. http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42097613
4. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171121121457.htm
5. https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/11/28/online-and-adult-learners-more-satisfied-with-college-experience-than-traditional-students.aspx
6. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609557/what-i-learned-from-the-people-who-built-the-nuclear-bomb

News in Detail

* THE CHANGING CULTURE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
acm.org | Richard T. Snowdjass | November, 2017
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In this second interview with Marianne Winslett, we explore her diverse experiences 
as a faculty member, as a prolific international collaborator, and as a director of 
a research laboratory in Singapore ..

Full Article (http:// http://ubiquity.acm.org/article.cfm?id=3158418)
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** How Blockchains Will Help Connect Billions to Electricity and Financial Services
spectrum.ieee.org | Benjamin Attia | 27 November, 2017
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People are buying and trading digital coins at a frenetic pace in developing countries.  
With cryptocurrencies, people can conduct business, send money across borders, avoid 
reg  ...

Full Article (https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/renewables/how-blockchains-will-help-connect-billions-to-electricity-and-financial-services)
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** How 'super vision' will change the way we see the world
Matthew Wall | bbc.com | 28 November, 2017
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Computers are getting better at recognizing faces and shapes and making connections 
between images, heralding a new age of visual search that could transform the way 
we interact with the world around us …

Full Article (http://www.bbc.com/news/business-42097613)
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** Virtual reality allows you to look inside your body and could help improve drug delivery
ScienceDaily.com | Wiley | 21 November, 2017
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Renderings of 3-D cells in the body are traditionally displayed using 2-D media, such 
as on a computer screen or paper; however, the advent of Virtual Reality (VR) headsets 
means it is now possible to visualize and interact with scientific data in a 3-D 
virtual world ...

Full Article (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/11/171121121457.htm)
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** Online and Adult Learners More Satisfied with College Experience than Traditional Students
campustechnology.com | Rhea Khelly | 28 November, 2017 
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According to a new national survey, online and adult students are generally more 
satisfied with their overall college experience than traditional on-campus students ...

Full Article (https://campustechnology.com/articles/2017/11/28/online-and-adult-learners-more-satisfied-with-college-experience-than-traditional-students.aspx)
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** What I Learned from the People who Built the Atom Bomb
Ash Carter | MIT Technology Review | 27 November, 2017 
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