Robots' Allure: Can It Remedy What Ails Computer Science?

The article focuses on the aspects attributed to the decreased in number of students majoring in computer science and the means initiated by several schools in the U.S. to address the situation. Experts suggest that such decline is due to students concerns about job prospects, increased offshoring and the influx of cheap skilled labor from abroad. Computer scientist Owen Astrachan stresses that the lack of interest is another key component. In response to this condition, the Brooklyn College and Georgia Tech have spiced up their computer science classes with gaming, media and manipulation. At Bryn Mawr College, the sexiness of robots was used to lure students into computer science.