# computer science (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 161 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover computer science. Page: Feed: --- ## [Curious Computation](https://biophilic.blogspot.com/2026/08/curious-computation.html) _2026-08-22 · Burk · Biophilia_ A biologist and former employee of IBM visits the Computer History Museum, in Mountain View, California. Walking into the Computer History Museum , it seems unassuming enough- a slightly clean aesthetic, some open space, an early Waymo. But it is one of the most intense religious shrines I have been to. If Silicon Valley is a religion, one of industry, hope, and salvation, this is its interpretive… ## [Pilot Innovation Challenge inspires next generation of Oklahoma entrepreneurs](https://utulsa.edu/news/pilot-innovation-challenge-inspires-next-generation-of-oklahoma-entrepreneurs/) _2026-08-22 · daxsom · The University of Tulsa_ UTulsa’s inaugural Innovation Challenge gave high school students experience turning real-world challenges into practical solutions. Working in teams, students learned about customer discovery, prototyping and pitching while developing ideas that addressed accessibility, mobility, social connection and more. The initiative demonstrates how early exposure to innovation can build problem-solving… ## [Rachel Gold receives inaugural namesake award from Tulsa Schweitzer Fellowship](https://utulsa.edu/news/rachel-gold-receives-inaugural-namesake-award-from-tulsa-schweitzer-fellowship/) _2026-08-21 · daxsom · The University of Tulsa_ The University of Tulsa is celebrating a decade of impact through the Tulsa Schweitzer Fellowship with the creation of the Rachel Gold Impact Award, honoring the namesake for her leadership in founding and growing the Tulsa chapter of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship over its first decade. Presented this year during the Tulsa Schweitzer Fellowship’s 10th \[…\] ## [Book Review: An Immense World - How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong ★★★☆☆](https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/book-review-an-immense-world-how-animal-senses-reveal-the-hidden-realms-around-us-by-ed-yong/) _2026-08-21 · @edent · Terence Eden’s Blog_ This is a detailed examination of the various senses possessed by animals. Some will be intimately familiar to you - like sight and sound - whereas some will seem strange and uncanny - like magnetic detection and electro-sensing. Some straddle an almost understandable space like echolocation or tetra-chromatic vision. This isn't a game of Top Trumps where all the animals are ranked by power.… ## [Better than gold](https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=10020) _2026-08-20 · Scott · Shtetl-Optimized_ What’s about the only thing more badass than a 17-year-old winning a gold medal at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI)? That 17-year-old intentionally forfeiting his gold medal by wearing an Israeli flag while the medal was announced, defying the IOI’s boycott of Israel (for background on this boycott, see my post from 2024). Kol \[…\] ## [Breakthrough: New Type of Matter Discovered](https://backreaction.blogspot.com/2026/08/breakthrough-new-type-of-matter.html) _2026-08-20 · Sabine Hossenfelder · Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction_ Scientists have discovered a new type of matter. Inside a cooled crystal, structures spontaneously arranged themselves into a three dimensional weave, and they did it at around room temperature. The researchers can even rewrite parts of the pattern with a laser. News like this doesn't come every day. Let's take a look. ## [A Golden Age of Mathematics may be at Hand](https://thatsmaths.com/2026/08/20/a-golden-age-of-mathematics-may-be-at-hand/) _2026-08-20 · thatsmaths · ThatsMaths_ Every day, startling new accomplishments of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are announced, new records are broken and new problems solved. Things that were lately considered impossible are now effortlessly achieved. The potential benefits are substantial, while the threats to society have been described by some leading authorities as existential. AI technology is greatly improving the health …… ## [Student advocacy helps mother secure emergency guardianship through B.C. Franklin Legal Clinic](https://utulsa.edu/news/student-advocacy-helps-mother-secure-emergency-guardianship-through-b-c-franklin-legal-clinic/) _2026-08-19 · bspoon · The University of Tulsa_ A client came to the B.C. Franklin Legal Clinic in The University of Tulsa’s College of Law seeking emergency guardianship of her 18-year-old son, who required full-time care due to severe intellectual disabilities, autism and significant behavioral challenges. Working with the client, UTulsa Law student Paula Carbin prepared and filed the necessary guardianship documents. But \[…\] ## [2026-27 SGA president, VP share goals, interests, excitement](https://utulsa.edu/news/2026-27-sga-president-vp-share-goals-interests-excitement/) _2026-08-19 · daxsom · The University of Tulsa_ Biological science seniors Bruce Bigler of Tulsa and Archit Dash of Reno, Nevada, will serve as The University of Tulsa’s Student Government Association (SGA) 2026-27 president and vice president, respectively. The two aim to prioritize campus values and enhance the future of student groups by encouraging collaboration and efficiency between organizations. SGA encourages growth for \[…\] ## [New Universes Can Form Inside Dying Stars, Physicists Show](https://backreaction.blogspot.com/2026/08/new-universes-can-form-inside-dying.html) _2026-08-19 · Sabine Hossenfelder · Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction_ Could our universe have been born inside a collapsing star? That idea recently made headlines, and I got a lot of questions about it. The paper behind them describes a new solution to Einstein's equations in which a collapsing star expands on the inside and never forms a black hole. Let's take a look. ## [Crypto Payments, No Custody (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/1j4tKPYn2ChS) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Send crypto to merchant wallets via API with real-time updates and automatic fees. ## [Asymmetric Agents](https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/asymmetric-agents/) _2026-08-19 · @edent · Terence Eden’s Blog_ One of the promises of the AI-filled future is that we'll all have highly capable autonomous servants "agents" to work for us. Even back in the 1990s, it was a common trope in future-gazing to insist that a person's personal slave agent would negotiate on their behalf. Ask your meek digital pal agent to find you a restuarant in town, tonight, for a hot date, catering to your dietary preferences, … ## [Asymmetric Agents](https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/08/asymmetric-agents/) _2026-08-19 · @edent · Terence Eden’s Blog_ One of the promises of the AI-filled future is that we'll all have highly capable autonomous servants "agents" to work for us. Even back in the 1990s, it was a common trope in future-gazing to insist that a person's personal slave agent would negotiate on their behalf. Ask your meek digital pal agent to find you a restuarant in town, tonight, for a hot date, catering to your dietary preferences, … ## [AUA Welcomes Dr. Jennifer Tuman to MSCBE Faculty](https://newsroom.aua.am/2026/08/19/aua-welcomes-dr-jennifer-tuman-to-mscbe-faculty/) _2026-08-19 · amadadi · AUA Newsroom_ Her teaching approach is grounded in coaching and facilitation. The post AUA Welcomes Dr. Jennifer Tuman to MSCBE Faculty appeared first on AUA Newsroom . ## [Dr. Habet Madoyan and Dr. Vahe Movsisyan Published in Water](https://newsroom.aua.am/2026/08/19/dr-habet-madoyan-dr-vahe-movsisyan-published-in-water/) _2026-08-19 · amadadi · AUA Newsroom_ The paper examines the chemical water quality of nine major rivers flowing into Lake Sevan. The post Dr. Habet Madoyan and Dr. Vahe Movsisyan Published in Water appeared first on AUA Newsroom . ## [Dr. L. Marvin Overby Appointed C. Judson King Endowed Visiting Professor](https://newsroom.aua.am/2026/08/19/marvin-overby-appointed-judson-king-endowed-visiting-professor/) _2026-08-19 · nhovakimyan · AUA Newsroom_ Dr. Overby is a professor of political science at Penn State University’s Harrisburg campus. The post Dr. L. Marvin Overby Appointed C. Judson King Endowed Visiting Professor appeared first on AUA Newsroom . ## [The Semantics of the Lambda Calculus](https://www.davidtemplin.name/the-semantics-of-the-lambda-calculus/) _2026-08-18 · David Templin · David Templin's Blog_ This post describes the semantics of the lambda calculus. ## [Alien Spacecraft Are On the Moon, Astronomers Claim. Seriously now?](https://backreaction.blogspot.com/2026/08/alien-spacecraft-are-on-moon.html) _2026-08-18 · Sabine Hossenfelder · Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction_ A group of astronomers say they've spotted more than twenty giant unidentified objects racing around the Moon, some of them forty kilometres across, and that the Moon serves as a base for them. The daily mail loved it. My bullshit meter did not survive it. But underneath all this nonsense there's a serious question that almost nobody is looking into. Let's take a look. ## [Mohammed Meysami: Using mathematics to build more trustworthy AI](https://utulsa.edu/news/mohammed-meysami-using-mathematics-to-build-more-trustworthy-ai/) _2026-08-18 · daxsom · The University of Tulsa_ New UTulsa faculty member Mohammed Meysami uses mathematics to make artificial intelligence more trustworthy and reliable. While AI can analyze data and answer questions quickly, it often does not explain how it reaches its conclusions or how confident it is in its answers. Meysami is creating mathematical frameworks that allow AI to estimate and report \[…\] ## [Master of Science in Software Engineering](https://nu.edu.eg/postgraduate-programs/master-science-software-engineering) _2026-08-18 · F.ashraf2207 · NU_ Master of Science in Software Engineering F.ashraf2207 Tue, 08/18/2026 - 13:41 Location On-Campus & Online Duration 2.5 - 4 Years Over the last few years, Egypt witnessed a significant growth in its communication and information technology industry in general and software development in particular. Different studies and indicators place Egypt among the countries with the highest potential growth… ## [Master of Science in Information Security](https://nu.edu.eg/postgraduate-programs/master-science-information-security) _2026-08-18 · F.ashraf2207 · NU_ Master of Science in Information Security F.ashraf2207 Tue, 08/18/2026 - 13:30 Location On-Campus & Online Duration 2.5 - 4 Years The security domain is a key component in any field. It plays a vital role in securing industry know-how, health records, online banking transactions, research results and many more. 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Credit Hours .5 - 4 Years The Master’s in… ## [Ph.D. of Computer Science: Software Engineering](https://nu.edu.eg/postgraduate-programs/phd-computer-science-software-engineering) _2026-08-18 · F.ashraf2207 · NU_ Ph.D. of Computer Science: Software Engineering F.ashraf2207 Tue, 08/18/2026 - 11:54 Location On-Campus & Online Duration 2.5 - 4 Years Over the last few years, the world witnessed a significant growth in its communication and information technology industry in general and software development in particular. Different studies and indicators place Egypt among the countries with the highest… ## [AUA Hosts PyData and PyCon Yerevan 2026](https://newsroom.aua.am/2026/08/18/aua-hosts-pydata-pycon-yerevan-2026/) _2026-08-18 · amadadi · AUA Newsroom_ Speakers shared their expertise through keynote talks and technical sessions. The post AUA Hosts PyData and PyCon Yerevan 2026 appeared first on AUA Newsroom . ## [AUA’s 35-Year Journey: A New Era of Growth | Chapter 3](https://newsroom.aua.am/2026/08/18/aua-35-year-journey-new-era-growth-chapter-3/) _2026-08-18 · nhovakimyan · AUA Newsroom_ AUA was entering a new chapter, one that would reshape the University and expand its place in Armenia’s educational landscape. The post AUA’s 35-Year Journey: A New Era of Growth | Chapter 3 appeared first on AUA Newsroom . ## [How much wind shelter does a snow wall give your tent?](https://blog.unstacked.cc/posts/how-much-wind-shelter-does-a-snow-wall-give/) _2026-08-18 · Sys.Log_ \High-altitude and polar winds can intensify quickly. Building a snow wall protects your tent by blocking the wind. It reduces fabric flapping, increases wind tolerance, and helps retain heat.\ \There are several excellent sources that discuss sleeping in snow and all its peculiarities:\ \ \\