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Jones on "How New Voting Machines Could Hack Our Democracy"

We have a longstanding habit in the United States of adopting voting technology systems for use in the polling place without any real studies of how well they work. We only learn about their failings after the machines are deployed and widely used.

Chowdhury et al., in "UI researchers study hacking concerns in Androids"

"Android technology [...] can be tampered with in order to snoop on the personal data of its owner"...

Advanced virtual-reality tech helps UI scientists study pedestrian behavior

"Joseph Kearney, a computer-science professor in the lab, said dramatic advancements in the last decade for several technologies have allowed the field to reach its current state.

UIowaCS student and Robot Theater in "NPR: Gifted Students With Autism Find An Intellectual Oasis In Iowa"

"And people with autism who interact with Belin-Blank say Assouline works hard to ensure that they feel included and understood. One of those people is Martika Theis.

Ames Tribune: Segre Advisee & Baseball-Reference Founder Sean Forman

He’d spend his nights and weekends enshrouded with baseball statistics and working for various outlets, using stats to predict how well a baseball prospect might play the following year. "...

CS Major Aldair Matias Garcia on Esports at the University of Iowa

"Esports is all about the competitiveness of the game instead of the game itself. It’s the thrill of competing and climbing the ranks of the game you are playing.