World Mar 25 WWII codebreaker Alan Turing honored on UK’s new 50-pound note By Pan Pylas, Associated Press
Education Apr 10 Watch 3:02 Learning computer coding opens up ‘endless world’ for these kids In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a nationwide computer science immersion program sets up shop at a couple Virginia elementary schools. The NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs has the story.
World Sep 29 Want to visit Afghanistan? They’re making an app for that In a classroom in Herat, Afghanistan, a group of girls is working on a mobile phone application that would help tourists coming to their country. By Larisa Epatko
Education Sep 16 Watch Why high-tech boot camps are appealing to students and lenders To get a job with a good salary, having a college degree is increasingly vital. But degrees are also more and more expensive, and don’t guarantee job placement. Skills-based boot camps may provide one solution, by teaching valuable skills in… By PBS News Hour
Education May 21 The nation’s largest school districts are rushing to fill the coding gap Only a quarter of America’s public schools are using a form of computer science in their classrooms, but that number is growing as schools create new coding programs. By Michael D. Regan
Sep 15 Watch 4:54 Teaching girls to write the rules at video game coding camp By PBS News Hour Video games are still largely aimed at a male audiences, which is no surprise since women make up a small portion of game designers and programmers. But that doesn't mean that girls aren't interested in playing and creating. Girls-only computer… Continue watching
Jun 06 How to stop illegal fishing in the world’s oceans? Send in the hackers. By Tracy Wholf, Carey Reed On Friday, coders and others came together in 12 cities throughout the world for the second annual Fishackathon, a 24-hour event to create mobile apps and other devices to help fishermen around the globe report catches, build better management systems,… Continue reading
Mar 13 How anyone can learn to code By Avi Flombaum Avi Flombaum taught himself to code as a kid. But it was an isolating experience. That's one reason he co-founded the Flatiron School, a 12-week coding academy designed for students without any coding experience. Through good teaching and perseverance, he… Continue reading
Mar 12 The kid who was coding before it was cool By Avi Flombaum Avi Flombaum started teaching himself HTML and CSS when he was in fifth grade, in 1995. Three years later, he designed a website for his local YMCA. Today, he's the co-founder and dean of the Flatiron School, a 12-week coding… Continue reading
Dec 04 ‘Gangnam Style’ proved to be swan song for YouTube’s view limit By Joshua Barajas Psy's horse-galloping music video "Gangnam Style" exceeded YouTube's view limit, a potential problem Google, which owns the video service, said it anticipated months ago. Continue reading