Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the future of learning, work and human development. Schools around the world teach calculation. But computers do ...

In a sense, it sounds like that’s another facet of computational thinking that’s more relevant in the age of AI—the abstractions of statistics and probability in addition to algorithms and data ...

This is an edited excerpt from “How to Teach Computational Thinking,” first published by Stephen Wolfram on Sept. 7, 2016. Pick any field “X,” from archaeology to zoology. There either is now a ...

When middle schoolers chatted with ELIZA, a 1960s chatbot, they uncovered how AI really works (and doesn’t). Along the way, ...

Our era is defined by a constant flow of information. Data from smartphones, wearables and environmental sensors, connected to sharing and analysis platforms, accompany us daily, creating a digital ...

It's high time for students to move beyond an hour of coding exercises and learn computational thinking. That's the message of a new report from Digital Promise that examines what's important to know ...

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It’ll be a defining feature of the future—and children need to learn it now to ensure success later on. #### The Computational Future Computational thinking is going to be a defining feature of the ...

Computation is playing an increasing role in all STEM fields, and the ability for students to use and understand various computational tools is vital to long term success. It is not a question of if ...