Engineering
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The future is in interactive storytelling
Computational media professors Noah Wardrip-Fruin and Michael Mateas published an article in the Conversation on the future of interactive storytelling.
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Chatbot challenges will make AIs discuss the latest news
Computer scientist Marilyn Walker was quoted in a New Scientist article about chatbots.
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Facebook decides fake news isn't crazy after all. It's now a real problem
Computer scientist Luca de Alfaro was quoted in a Register story about fake news.
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How the mixed reality game 'Bad News' brings towns like 'Twin Peaks' to life
Game designers Ben Samuel, Adam Summerville, and James Ryan are featured in an in-depth review of their mixed-reality game "Bad News" on the game news site Glixel.
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Angela Brooks: Splicing Specialist
Biomolecular engineer Angela Brooks is profiled in The Scientist magazine as a "Scientist to Watch."
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Genome 10K wants to sequence the genes of endangered species
Genome scientist David Haussler was quoted in a story about the Genome 10K Project in Yahoo News, Digital Trends, and other media outlets.
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Whatever you do, don’t say yes when this chatbot asks, 'Can you hear me?'
Computer scientist Marilyn Walker was quoted in a David Lazarus column about chatbots using artificial intelligence to sound more human, which ran in the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune.
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UC Santa Cruz scientists create surfboard foam from shrimp shells
Engineers Marco Rolandi and John Felts were featured in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about their work on a new material derived from shrimp shells for making surfboards.
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Real vs. reference genomes
Biomolecular engineer Jenny Draper was quoted in an article in BioTechniques about her research on genomic variation within laboratory strains of bacteria.
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DNA research shows modern humans benefit from neanderthal DNA
Paleogenomics expert Ed Green was featured in a news story on KPIX TV (CBS San Francisco) about the significance of neanderthal genes in modern humans.
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UC Santa Cruz Hackathon expects record attendance
Technology management student Zimraan Hamid was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about the Hack UCSC hackathon.
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Q&A: Baskin Engineering expands further into buildings on the Westside of Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz Tech Beat ran a Q&A with engineering dean Alex Wolf discussing the growth of the Baskin School of Engineering and new labs planned for 2300 Delaware Ave.