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CMU professor writes parenting book
Illah Nourbakhsh, a robotics professor at CMU, has written a book offering parents advice on how to prepare their children for a technology-driven future.
Researchers study the brain and technical material
Carnegie Mellon University senior research associate Robert Mason has been researching how the brain understands technical information.
Pugwash: Malicious programs raise questions regarding free software
Student Pugwash is a non-advocacy, educational organization that discusses the implications of science. This article is a summary of last week’s discussion about free software and malicious programs.
How Things Work: Caffeine effects are often misconceived
This week's How Things Work explains the science of coffee and caffeine.
SciTech Briefs
This week's SciTech Briefs cover robotic surgery technologies, disease, Europa, cancer drugs, Facebook drones, and fatty acids on Mars.