The idea that ambiguity can be productive in data science remains controversial. Efforts to make scientific publications and intelligible computers generally assume accommodating multiple meanings for words, known as polysemy, undermines reasoning communication. This assumption has nonetheless been contested by historians, philosophers, social scientists, who have applied qualitative research m...

form of description, not of scattered facts but of the dynamic interrelations-the operating principlesfound in nature. Chomsky and his students have done this. Their aim has been to develop algorithms for specific languages, primarily English, that make explicit the series of computations that may account for the structure of sentences. The fact that these attempts have only been partially succ...

ABSTRACT This essay deals with the necessity of explaining death to children, and offers guidelines as to how parents can do this. It points out that ignoring the child's need to confront the issue of death can only be harmful, depriving him of the opportunity to share his grief. The author suggests that parents be honest with their children about death, be receptive to the child's feelings and...

Individuals on social media may reveal themselves to be in various states of crisis (e.g. suicide, self-harm, abuse, or eating disorders). Detecting crisis from social media text automatically and accurately can have profound consequences. However, detecting a general state of crisis without explaining why has limited applications. An explanation in this context is a coherent, concise subset of...

The computer science literature discusses code and algorithms extensively, but not always reliably. Tool support can help ensure integrity between code and explanation so that published papers are more reliable. A versatile, light-weight tool to support explaining code for publication is justified, described and compared with alternatives. The tool works with Java, C and similar languages, and ...