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Thinking like a computer scientist means more than being able to program a computer. It requires the ability to abstract and thus to think at multiple levels of abstraction.<\/p>\n<p>Computational thinking has already influenced many disciplines, from the sciences to the arts. In my talk, I will give a few examples from Microsoft Research of how computational thinking is changing the way research is conducted in different disciplines and helping to address societal issues. Computational thinking is also changing what we teach in colleges and universities today. I will speak about some recent educational efforts in the United States, the United Kingdom, China, and India on adopting computational thinking in education, especially at the K-12 level. 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