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DEPARTMENT: Milestones

Beyond Genetics: The Evolution of Bio-Digital Innovations

By Deepak Mahto, February 2024

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Human-Robot Collaboration

By Deepak Mahto, October 2023

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Redefining Creativity

By Deepak Mahto, June 2023

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DEPARTMENT: Back

Computer-Based Media for Medical Training

By Zhongxuan He, June 2023

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DEPARTMENT: Milestones

AI in the Classroom

By Deepak Mahto, April 2023

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SECTION: Features

Ideas from Actions, Alternative Anatomical Architectures

In this curation of his work, performance artist Stelarc, explains the process of extending his body and his self while exploring movement, sound, and autonomy.

By Stelarc, January 2023

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DEPARTMENT: Milestones

Reality beyond our imaginations

By XRDS Staff, October 2022

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DEI takes center stage

By XRDS Staff, July 2022

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Beware of toxic computing

Beware of toxic computing

By Manandeep, September 2021

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COLUMN: INIT

Women on the web

By Nova Ahmed, Elizabeth Churchill, March 2021

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DEPARTMENT: Milestones

Fairy godmothers of the internet

By Manandeep, March 2021

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SECTION: Features

Socializing the web

Though today we think of the web and social media as nearly synonymous, the technology of the early web made social interaction difficult. The author discusses her work creating some of the web's earliest social applications and asks why our interfaces for seeing and communicating with each other online are still so primitive.

By Judith Donath, March 2021

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Music, industry, and researching your own hidden curriculum

Whether working in academia, industry, or entertainment building a career means navigating a variety of challenges. The authors revisit a number of lessons learned while building systems (or records), how to transfer those lessons to new domains, how to turn your research skills on what you haven't learned yet, and build an extra curriculum for yourself.

By Henriette Cramer, Avriel Epps-Darling, March 2021

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DEPARTMENT: Milestones

Social media then and now

By Manandeep, December 2020

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Altered images, art or propaganda?

By Daniela Zieba, September 2020

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SECTION: Profile

Larry Tesler

By Sepideh Maleki, July 2020

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DEPARTMENT: Back

The right to read medical records

By Daniela Zieba, April 2020

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Solving global issues through computing

DEPARTMENT: Milestones

Solving global issues through computing

By Jovian Anthony Jaison, November 2019

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AI then and now

AI then and now

By Daniela Zieba, April 2019

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Today's data-driven age

DEPARTMENT: Back

Today's data-driven age

By Daniela Zieba, April 2019

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The evolution of augmented reality

DEPARTMENT: Milestones

The evolution of augmented reality

By Alok Pandey, January 2019

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DEPARTMENT: Blogs

A world full of emojis

The XRDS blog highlights a range of topics from conference coverage, to security and privacy, to CS theory. Selected blog posts, edited for print, are featured in every issue. Please visit xrds.acm.org/blog to read each post in its entirety. If you are interested in joining as a student blogger, please contact us.

By Maria Gaci, January 2019

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DEPARTMENT: Milestones

Technology and dating

By Alok Pandey, December 2017

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A Brief History of Gamification

A Brief History of Gamification

By Alok Pandey, September 2017

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Startups: then and now

Startups: then and now

By Alok Pandey, June 2017

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The Heidelberg Laureate Forum on the moving frontier between mathematics and computer science

SECTION: Features

The Heidelberg Laureate Forum on the moving frontier between mathematics and computer science

Young and early-career researchers at the 2016 Heidelberg Laureate Forum discuss how the frontier between mathematics and computer science is shifting, what the future promises, and the implications the frontier's shape and dynamics will have on both fields.

By Edmon Begoli, Vincent Schlegel, Michael Atiyah, Praise Adeyemo, Tim Baarslag, April 2017

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Milestones in labor automation

DEPARTMENT: Milestones

Milestones in labor automation

By Jay Patel, December 2016

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Limber employment

DEPARTMENT: Back

Limber employment

By Asmaa Rabie, December 2016

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Quantum milestones

DEPARTMENT: Milestones

Quantum milestones

By Jay Patel, September 2016

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The center and the periphery: beyond Eurocentrism

COLUMN: INIT

The center and the periphery: beyond Eurocentrism

By Ahmed Ansari, Raghavendra Kandala, June 2016

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Technology worldwide

DEPARTMENT: Milestones

Technology worldwide

By Jay Patel, June 2016

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Additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing

By Jay Patel, April 2016

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The timeline of things

The timeline of things

By Jay Patel, December 2015

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Profile: Matthew Pryor<br />Using tech to manage droughts, from Australia to California

Our virtual reality revolution

COLUMN: INIT

Our virtual reality revolution

By Pedro Lopes, November 2015

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Virtual reality device developments

DEPARTMENT: Milestones

Virtual reality device developments

By Jay Patel, November 2015

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Profile: Susumu Tachi<br />The scientist who invented telexistence

SECTION: Features

Profile: Susumu Tachi
The scientist who invented telexistence

By Adrian Scoică, November 2015

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Biological backstory

DEPARTMENT: Milestones

Biological backstory

By Jay Patel, July 2015

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Gene expression profiling

DEPARTMENT: Back

Gene expression profiling

By Finn Kuusisto, July 2015

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Stay weird, stay different

COLUMN: Letter from the editors

Stay weird, stay different

By Sean Follmer, March 2015

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Chronicling ciphers

DEPARTMENT: Milestones

Chronicling ciphers

By Jay Patel, March 2015

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The Wrens of Bletchley Park

SECTION: Features

The Wrens of Bletchley Park

The lives and times of the British women who operated Colossus, and their all-important role in events leading to D-Day and the close of the Second World War.

By Michael Smith, March 2015

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Ancient and modern cryptography

DEPARTMENT: Back

Ancient and modern cryptography

By Finn Kuusisto, March 2015

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Vital technology

DEPARTMENT: Milestones

Vital technology

By Jay Patel, December 2014

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Technology for talking

Technology for talking

By Jay Patel, October 2014

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