There's a lot more innovation than just having good ideas. Timing, audience, energy, politics, and many more factors all influence the outcome. James Gosling discusses how innovation has works and how it is affecting computer science. (March 9, 2011)

Armin Rigo discusses the research he has done to implement Python in Python. The new project, titled PyPy, can increase the speed at which programs run, as well as reduce the total memory that they use. (March 2, 2011)

Jon Kleinberg focuses his discussion on issues that come up when thinking about social phenomenon on the web and some how it interacts with some of the classical theories from the social sciences. (February 16, 2011)