Techno-News Blog. This spring, graduates of Southern New Hampshire University’s College for America are receiving their bachelor’s and associate degrees as both paper diplomas and Blockcerts, digital credentials based on blockchain technology. More...
Techno-News Blog. An open immersive virtual reality interface for pre-university and first-year students allows them to explore engineering disciplines, such as structural or hydraulics, as part of engaging their interest in STEM careers. More...
Techno-News Blog. Some psychologists have in fact made the case that technology companies are intentionally perverting what we know about how the brain works to get people addicted to their platforms. It seems that some people are better at overcoming the allure of technology, but, for many people, the pull is just as real and just as powerful as any other substance to which one might become addicted. More...
Techno-News Blog. A lot of students find themselves in similar situations in the summer, says Lindsay Page, an education professor at the University of Pittsburgh who has researched summer melt. She says it can be easy for upcoming freshmen to feel lost in the summertime. More...
Techno-News Blog. In the future, according to a group of German researchers, users of virtual reality will be able to interact with each other more easily, more naturally and in real time between real and virtual worlds. More...
Le 4 juillet dernier, le Sénat a voté un nouvel amendement interdisant l'utilisation du téléphone portable dans les lycées. Plus...
En 2015, la France maintient sa 4e place pour les dépôts de brevets à l'Office européen des brevets. La France présente une part de co-inventions internationales à l'OEB de 18 %, entre celle du Royaume-Uni (25 %) et celle de l'Allemagne (15 %). Parmi les technologies en forte croissance, la contribution de la France a été significative dans les Machines et appareils électriques et Techniques de mesure. Plus...
A cette occasion, la Région Centre-Val de Loire et ses partenaires – les Métropoles d’Orléans et de Tours, les agglomérations de Blois, Vendôme, Châteauroux et Bourges, le Conseil départemental de Loir-et-Cher et différents acteurs de l’écosystème French Tech Loire Valley – animeront le premier Lab dédié aux Gov Tech. Pendant trois jours, avec notamment plus d’une quarantaine de startups, elles interrogeront la place du numérique dans la transformation des services publics et des territoires. Plus...
Google's New Glass Credo: Don't Be Creepy
Unattributed, Google Glass Blog, February 20, 2014
Obviously wearing a videocamera on your head everywhere you go will raise some ethical issues (when the cameras are tiny and built into real glasses or tie clips, etc., the ethical issues will be even greater). More...
Using neural nets to recognize handwritten digits
Michael Nielsen, goodreads, February 20, 2014
I've mentioned deep learning a number of times in the past. It's time to pay attention to this. Michael Nielsen has made available the first chapter of his recent book on deep learning (he adds: "The book’s landing page gives a broader view on the book. And I’ve written a more in-depth discussion of the philosophy behind the book"). More...
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