JUDGING THE KITCHEN

Programming in the Kitchen

In this paper we discuss issues for the integration of computing power in mundane artefacts. We do so with reference to a recent project with a manufacturer of ovens for larger kitchens and catering services. We introduce three levels of obstacles when integrating computers into mundane tools and point out how organisational issues are a source of interface problems. We conclude that the design...

Judging the evidence.

Hazards from the kitchen tap.

The handy-dandy kitchen device.

In gray tree frogs, the duration of males' mating calls is correlated with enhanced genetic fitness among offspring (A. M. Welch et al., Reports, 19 June, p. 1928). Perhaps the same genes that enable some frogs to sustain longer calls also confer a survival advantage to their young (E. Pennisi, Research News, 19 June, p. 1837). If so, this may be an example of a more general, but underappreciat...

The speech recognition virtual kitchen

This paper describes the “Speech Recognition Virtual Kitchen” environment which has the goals to promote community sharing of research techniques, foster innovative experimentation, and provide solid reference systems as a tool for education, research, and evaluation with a focus on, but not restricted to, speech and language research. The core of the research infrastructure is the use of Virtu...