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Mr. Darcy Wants to Be Friends on Facebook

Computer scientists and an English literature professor teamed up to map social networks in 19th-century British novels. In the process, they upended a tenet in literary theory. Welcome to Jane Austen's Facebook.READ»

Veni, Vidi, Googli: Google Translate Now Speaks Latin to Aid Educators, Scientists

Dulce et decorum est pro Google to add Latin to its inter-lingual translation tool. Is it a schoolkids delight, to get assistance with tricky homework? For sure. But it's also a hugely useful tool for academics and educators in science, philosophy and mathematics.READ»

Helping a Billion People in 10 Years: Singularity U's First Graduating Class

How would you tackle the problem of helping a billion people in ten years? That was the question posed to Singularity University's first graduating class, who formed four teams to tackle it. Their visions have just been unveiled, and ...READ»