SCS News 2014

November 2014

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Using Social Media for Large Behavioral Studies Is Fast and Cheap, But Fraught With Biases and Distortion

Carnegie Mellon, McGill Researchers Say Higher Methodological Standards Are Needed

By Byron Spice - Tuesday, November 25, 2014
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Reading Harry Potter: Carnegie Mellon Researchers Identify Brain Regions That Encode Words, Grammar, Character Development

Brain Scan Analysis of Potter Readers Yields Computational Model of Reading

By Byron Spice - Tuesday, November 25, 2014
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Carnegie Mellon's CoBot Robots Reach 1,000-Kilometer Milestone of Autonomous Operation

Long-Term Deployment Is Viable Even in Varying Human Environments

By Byron Spice - Tuesday, November 25, 2014
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Carnegie Mellon Unveils Lunar Rover "Andy"

Four-Wheeled Robot Is Engineered for Exploring Moon's Pits, Caves, Poles

By Byron Spice - Monday, November 24, 2014
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Shaw Receives National Medal of Technology at White House Ceremony

By Byron Spice - Thursday, November 20, 2014
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Harrison Named Packard Fellow

By Susie Cribbs - Wednesday, November 19, 2014
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Shaw To Receive National Medal of Technology at White House Ceremony

By Byron Spice - Wednesday, November 19, 2014
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Meet Andy: Lunar Rover Unveiling and Tech Fair Slated for Monday

By Byron Spice - Wednesday, November 19, 2014
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CMU Teams Take Three of Top Five Spots at Regional Programming Competition

XP-Developer Team Headed to World Finals in Morocco

By Byron Spice - Tuesday, November 18, 2014
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Job With a Twist

By Heidi Opdyke - Monday, November 17, 2014
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Robots on CNN

By Byron Spice - Monday, November 17, 2014
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Happy Birthday HCII!

HCII Marks 20th Anniversary With Weekend Celebration

By Susie Cribbs - Thursday, November 13, 2014
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Popular Science Honors SCS-related Projects as "Best of What's New"

By Byron Spice - Wednesday, November 12, 2014
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Computer Vision Expert Martial Hebert Named Director of Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute

Hebert Will Lead World's Largest Robotics Education and Research Center

By Byron Spice - Thursday, November 6, 2014
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Do Your Smartphone Apps Invade Your Privacy? Carnegie Mellon Offers an Online Report Card

PrivacyGrade.org Profiles More Than One Million Android Apps

By Byron Spice - Wednesday, November 5, 2014
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Smiley in Hotel Monaco

By Byron Spice - Wednesday, November 5, 2014
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Carnegie Mellon Project Uses "Provably Fair" Methods To Help People Split Rent, Divide Goods, Share Credit

Spliddit Website Leverages 70 Years of Fair Division Research Beyond "I Cut, You Choose"

By Byron Spice - Tuesday, November 4, 2014