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DARPA-funded project to spark computer science education

April 25, 2011November 4, 2010 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor

In an effort to boost computer science education for middle and high school students, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded TopCoder a $5.57 million contract…

Aiming to learn as we do, a machine teaches itself

October 5, 2010 by Laura Ascione

Researchers are fine-tuning a computer system that is trying to master semantics by learning more like a human, reports the New York Times. Give a computer a task…

When defense meets education

November 5, 2013August 31, 2010 by From staff and wire reports

Thanks to a new direction at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the phrase “always 10 years behind” no longer might apply to education: The agency that…

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