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- 1$500 Million Gift to Boost Carnegie Mellon Computer Science▼$500M Gift Will Fuel Next Era of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon
Carnegie Mellon University has received a $500 million gift that will fund the next phase of growth in its School of Computer Science. The donation is one of the largest ever given to a US university and will support research, faculty recruitment and new facilities in a field central to artificial intelligence development.
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A computer science instructor has published a retrospective on how students used artificial intelligence tools to cheat in a CS240 course, detailing what happened and lessons learned from the experience. The write-up is drawing attention among educators and technologists debating how universities should respond to widespread AI-assisted academic dishonesty.
- 3Researchers mocked for studying topic already covered by Star Trek●RE: https:// masto.ai/@unusual_whales/11736 1800195216824 You know out of all the possible topics in this world that nee
A widely shared post about a new area of study is drawing ridicule online, with commenters saying that of all subjects needing research, this is the last one worth funding. One reply quipped that the scenario was already explored decades ago in the Star Trek episode 'A Taste of Armageddon', which depicted a war fought entirely by computer simulation. The exchange highlights skepticism about research priorities circulating among markets-minded social media users.
- 4Zinc oxide quantum dots push quantum computing forward▼Advancing quantum computing with zinc oxide quantum dots
Researchers report progress in quantum computing using zinc oxide quantum dots, according to a science news release. The work suggests zinc oxide, a common and inexpensive semiconductor material, could play a role in building quantum technologies. Details of the research team, the specific advance, and how it compares to existing approaches remain limited in the available information.
- 5The Voynich Manuscript: Science's Most Famous Unsolved Book▼Mad about Science: The Voynich Manuscript
The Voynich Manuscript, a 15th-century illustrated book written in an unknown script, remains one of history's great unsolved mysteries. Written by an unidentified author and named after book dealer Wilfrid Voynich, it has resisted centuries of decryption attempts by linguists and codebreakers. Science writers continue revisiting it because no cryptanalysis, including modern computational methods, has deciphered its text or explained its strange botanical drawings.
- 6Computer Science Department Marks 10 Years of Interdisciplinary Growth▼10 years of the computer science department: interdisciplinary studies, AI and ethics
Occidental College's computer science department is marking its tenth anniversary, reflecting on a decade of growth. The department has expanded beyond core programming into interdisciplinary studies that connect computing with other academic fields, while placing increasing emphasis on artificial intelligence and ethics. As AI reshapes academia and society, the milestone prompts reflection on how computer science education should address the technology's social and moral implications.
- 7Los Alamos Bets on Eniac: Nuclear Monte Carlo Simulations, 1947–1948●Los Alamos Bets on Eniac: Nuclear Monte Carlo Simulations, 1947–1948 [pdf]
A newly circulated paper recounts how Los Alamos scientists turned to the Eniac in 1947–1948 to run some of the earliest Monte Carlo simulations, using the pioneering computer to model nuclear processes through random sampling. The episode is widely seen as a founding moment of computational science, showing how wartime computing hardware was repurposed for peacetime physics research and helped establish a technique now used across finance, engineering and beyond.