Emergency Alert Study Reveals Metadata’s Better Side

Emergency Alert Study Reveals Metadata’s Better Side

An interesting counterpoint to what students have learned about PRISM.  Could generate interesting discussion.

Researchers Retask Sensor Networks to Detect New Hazards

This article does a good job explaining the idea behind the project and the many computer science research questions the researchers face.

Facebook vs Typosquatters

Legal issues concerning registering domain names that are basically typos of known domain names, e.g., facebbok.com.  The Facebook case.

Mining Books to Map Emotions through a Century

Mining Books To Map Emotions Through A Century

• Ask questions about the importance of the context of the words

Social Media used for Tracking Tornadoes

Researchers using social media to track tornado debris

Computing and Gun Violence

What a hot topic to discuss!

• Viewpoint Can Computer Professionals and Digital Technology Engineers Help Reduce Gun Violence?  -- from Communications of ACM
• Can 'Smart Gun' Technology Help Prevent Violence? - from NPR's "All Things Considered"

One Laptop Per Child

One Laptop Per Child released an inexpensive laptop, now tablet.

Read BOTH:

• Given Tablets but No Teachers, Ethiopian Children Teach Themselves
•  The Failure of One Laptop Per Child  

Note the publication date for each article.


OPTIONAL Background: A story about the original laptop, before its release in 2007

 Discussion about the pros and cons of the technology, the challenges, and solutions.