Jeff Forbes
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Computer Science for all!
Durham, NC
Joined September 2008
Huge kudos to @NSF on this effort.
Today, the NSF announced Tech Labs, an ambitious program to build new independent research organizations to accelerate American science. This comes off of momentum in metascience that has been building for years around concepts like FROs, fast grants, and new research and funding
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NSF is launching one of the most ambitious experiments in federal science funding in 75 years. The program is called Tech Labs, and the goal is to invest ~$1 billion to seed new institutions of science and technology for the 21st century. Instead of funding projects, the NSF
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Bill Gates famously said "People often overestimate what will happen in the next two years and underestimate what will happen in ten." This holds for AI, but with both quantities divided by 4.
For years skeptics kept moving goal posts and making overconfident takes about what language models could or couldn't do, to be disproved immediately after. I'm glad they were proven wrong again and again. But on the other hand, more subtle or ambitious expectations are clearly
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Today's the day! Tonight at 6 pm ET, join us for the livestream of the 2025 #AERABrownLecture, featuring James A. Banks with a discussion forum to follow. https://t.co/OQpxLNHrUO
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"There has always been—and there remains—a wide gap between America’s democratic ideals and its practices." James A. Banks, 2025 #AERABrownLecture
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From teaching to Director of CS Equity Initiatives at the #KaporFoundation, Shana V. White has always centered equity in education and building community in classrooms. Tune into her @RoadtripNation feature to see how she’s shaping a more inclusive CS future for K12 students.
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In addition to his other accomplishments that truly impacted me, I am shocked to learn Malcolm-Jamal Warner directed Special Ed’s I’m the Magnificent! That’s likely one of my top 10 songs! Thanks @byjoelanderson
Malcolm-Jamal Warner, most remembered for playing Theo Huxtable on ‘The Cosby Show,’ passed away Sunday. But his legacy spans much more than one character. @byjoelanderson: https://t.co/5aRwc3PO43
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CS education is a foundation for AI literacy. Gain insights about the future of computer science education at https://t.co/yI3t65nyOi
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This is just insane
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The worst advice comes from survivorship bias: "This worked for me -- so it should work for you." In most cases, this choice had no impact on their eventual success.
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One of the most effective things the U.S. or any other nation can do to ensure its competitiveness in AI is to welcome high-skilled immigration and international students who have the potential to become high-skilled. For centuries, the U.S. has welcomed immigrants, and this
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The Batch AI News and Insights: One of the most effective things the U.S. or any other nation can do to ensure its competitiveness in AI is to...
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The CodeHS Juneteenth Timeline project invites students to explore the history of Juneteenth by utilizing strings, lists, and functions to build a timeline. Assign this #Python project today at https://t.co/4AqHhgvzrX
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It’s honestly astounding that this debunked stat is still being used with a straight face. We need to bring back feeling shame for publishing obvious falsehoods.
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The pastor from Inauguration Day. I still can’t believe this is real.
The crypto community was kind enough to send me $Lorenzo, so I have permanently locked my tokens into a Liquidity Pool, so that I will never sell on the community but rather just earn fees as our token continues to flourish! Amazing day, all the Glory to God! CA:
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I'm not saying this is why they won but a Houston player who is 6'9 260 can run a 5:45 mile, that's just a cool and interesting thing that is worth knowing about
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This January is #NationalMentoringMonth. Let’s celebrate the mentors, like 2020 #PAESMEM alum Overtoun Jenda, who guide us to excellence in #STEM. Nominate an outstanding mentor for PAESMEM today: https://t.co/lHgmgu67RU
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We’re going to hear lots of stories about which people, policies and rhetoric are to blame for the Democrats’ defeat. Some of those stories may even be true! But an underrated factor is that 2024 was an absolutely horrendous year for incumbents around the world 👇
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78% of Americans do not live paycheck-to-paycheck: - The median American household has a networth of $193k. - The median American household holds $8k in transaction accounts (checking/savings). - 54% of adults claim to have cash savings that could pay for 3 months of expenses.
78% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. People can’t take four more years of this. Vote with your wallet on November 5th
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