Explore the links below to learn how computer science is revolutionizing “classical” scientific fields and changing the world for the better and how teenagers are contributing.
Inspiring Articles
The broad impact of computing
- Brain’s Mysteries Involving Alzheimer’s and “Brain Maps” Resolved, The Jerusalem Post (Israel) (December 28, 2015)
- Computers can recognize a complication of diabetes that can lead to blindness, The Economist (September 19, 2015)
- Stroke Patients Recover Arm Use With Virtual Reality, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona(Spain) (June 9, 2015)
- New Chip Makes Testing for Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Faster, Easier, University of Toronto (Canada) (May 26, 2015)
- Supercomputer Unlocks the Secrets of Plant Cells to Create More Resilient Crops, University of Melbourne (Autralia) (May 21, 2015)
- Using Smartphones to Avoid Spatial Disorientation of Elderly, University of Madrid (Spain) (April 22, 2015)
- Computational Anthropology: How the Most Important People in History Vary by Culture, MIT Technology Review (Feb. 23, 2015)
- Helping Elderly Patients Reduce Medication Mistakes, News-Medical.Net (Feb. 6, 2015)
- Improving Hearing Devices, University of Dallas (Feb. 6, 2015)
- Boosting Search for New Drugs with Artificially Intelligent Robot Scientist, University of Cambridge (Feb. 4, 2015)
- Conducting Research on Breast Cancer and Alzheimer with SmartPhones, Stanford Report (Jan. 12, 2015)
- Clothes That Monitor And Transmit Biomedical Information on Wearers, Universite Laval (Dec. 3, 2014)
Women impacting computer science
- 9 Programming languages and the women who created them, IT World (May 18, 2015)
- Famous women in computer science, University of Bristol
- National Women’s Hall of Fame
- The forgotten female programmers who created modern tech, NPR (October 6, 2014)
- From Grace Hopper to Ada Lovelace: women who revolutionized computer science, Christian Science Monitor (December 9, 2013)
- Pioneering women in computer science, Communications of the ACM, Vol. 38 Issue 1, (January 1995)
Teens develop killer applications
- The Kids Who Might Save the Internet, Christian Science Monitor (October 31, 2016)
- Teen App Developer Sets Sights on Future as Next Steve Jobs, US News (May 12, 2015)
- Teen entrepreneur creates app to help young people land jobs, CBS News (April 3, 2015)
- Teen whiz kid eyes Google, Facebook after creating addictive game, Mashable (January 22, 2015)
- UK Child Coders Triumph In European Contest, BBC (Oct. 16, 2014)
- This teenage developer is so successful, he turned down Apple, BI (Sept. 21, 2014)
- Georgia Teens Develop App to Document Police Abuse, For Harriet (August 14, 2014)
- Teen’s app helps pay family’s bills, NPR (May 5, 2014)
- Teen to Government: Change your typeface, save millions, CNN (Mar. 29, 2014)
- Teen helps scientists study her own rare disease, AP (Feb. 27, 2014)
- Teen’s app predicts ‘weather’ schools will close, ctpost.com (Feb. 9, 2014)
- Five app developers ages 16 and under, Fast Company
- Silicon valley teen techies market their apps – and genius, SJM (June 29, 2013)
- Teen creates app to get people ‘Jazzed’ about recycling, MNN (Oct. 15, 2013)
- Teen channels passion for firefighting into mobile app, NJ (Aug. 25, 2013)
- The rise of the teenage app-developer, The Week (June 20, 2012)
- Teen Develops Computer Algorithm to Diagnose Leukemia, MashableIndia (May 20, 2013)
- How this teen made more than $100,000 before he turned 16, BI (Apr. 3, 2012)
- Teen programmer hopes to make a million from A.I. app, Forbes (Sept. 1, 2011)
Elevating Computer Science to core curriculum
- Making Computer Science Accessible to All Students, EdSource (October 16, 2016)
- Computing Leaders Team Up on K-12 Computer Science Framework, SD Times (January 11, 2016)
- Why STEM’s Future Rests in the Hands of 12-Year-Old Girls, TechCrunch (January 5, 2016)
- New Education Bill to Get More Coding in Classrooms, The Wall Street Journal (December 10, 2015)
- Growth in Computer Science Driven by Student Interest, Societal Need, Princeton Engineering (December 9, 2015)
- What It Will Take to Make Computer Science Education Available in All Schools, The Conversation (October 22, 2015)
- Microsoft to Spend $75 Million to Boost Computer Science in Schools , USA Today (September 16, 2015)
- New York City Mayor Announces 10-Year Deadline to Offer Computer Science to All Students, The New York Times (September 15, 2015)
- Why Coding Is Your Child’s Key to Unlocking the Future, The Wall Street Journal (April 26, 2015)
- Soon, Students May Learn to Code Instead of Taking French Class, Bloomberg (April 2, 2015)
- Coding for All – Making it a Public-Education Priority, Harvard Magazine (Feb. 20, 2015)
- Utah Senate Gives Unanimous $2 Million Preliminary Approval to Fund Coding Classes, Deseret News (Feb. 19, 2015)
- Google to Roll Out After-School Coding Classes for 100K New York City School Kids, New York Daily News (Feb. 17, 2015)
- Washington State Legislators Want Computer Science to Count for Language Requirement, Campus Technology (Feb. 9, 2015)
- School Leaders Mystified by Computer Science Education, The Journal (Feb. 2, 2015)
- NSF Awards $1.2 Million For Integrating Computer Science into Elementary School Classrooms, Georgia State University (Oct. 21, 2014)
- Tech Companies Hope to Introduce Coding to 100 Million Students, Wall Street Journal (Oct. 8, 2014)
- Computational Thinking Will Allow Children to ‘Change the World’, International Business Times (Sept. 2, 2014)
- Pushing The Start Button On A Computer Science Curriculum For K-12 Schools, Los Angeles Times (Sept. 1, 2014)
- Tech Talent Hunt Tries New Venue: Middle School, The Wall Street Journal (Aug. 30, 2014)
- Girls at the Center of Obama’s Science Push , The Hill (May 27, 2014)
- Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and Lately, Coding, The New York Times (May 10, 2014)
- Adding Coding To The Curriculum, The New York Times (March 23, 2014)
- Chicago Public Schools Adding Computer Science To Core Curriculum, Huff Post (December 10, 2013)
- Advice to Youngsters: Just Do It, Says Yahoo’s Teen App Millionaire, Reuters (March 26, 2013)