The best graduation speeches dispense wisdom you find yourself returning to long after the graduation tassels are turned. Take the feel-good life advice in Baz Luhrmann’s song to a class that graduated 25 years ago. Only on a recent relisten did I
Pregnancy is an engineering challenge − diagnosing and treating preterm birth requires understanding its mechanics
Why are babies born prematurely? Researchers still don’t really know.
Obstetricians are very good at managing the process of birth. But when it comes to predicting whether a baby will be born in a timely manner, the science is still catching up[1].
What is ‘techno-optimism’? 2 technology scholars explain the ideology that says technology is the answer to every problem
Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen penned a 5,000-word manifesto[1] in 2023 that gave a full-throated call for unrestricted technological progress to boost markets, broaden energy production, improve education and strengthen liberal democracy.
The
For millions of Americans, high-speed internet is unavailable or unaffordable − a telecommunications expert explains how to bring broadband to the places that need it the most
Millions of Americans still don’t have access to high-speed internet[1]. Christopher Ali[2], a professor of telecommunications at Penn State University, discusses who lacks access to broadband and how the federal government – with a US$65 billion commitment
AI chatbots refuse to produce ‘controversial’ output − why that’s a free speech problem
Google recently made headlines globally because its chatbot Gemini generated images of people of color instead of white people in historical settings that featured white people[1]. Adobe Firefly’s image creation tool saw similar issues[2]. This led some
Fermented foods sustain both microbiomes and cultural heritage
Many people around the world make and eat fermented foods. Millions in Korea[1] alone make kimchi. The cultural heritage of these picklers shape not only what they eat every time they crack open a jar but also something much, much smaller: their
Read more https://theconversation.com/fermented-foods-sustain-both-microbiomes-and-cultural-heritage-221564
Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life − my research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there
Saturn has 146 confirmed moons[1] – more than any other planet in the solar system – but one called Enceladus[2] stands out. It appears to have the ingredients for life.
From 2004 to 2017, Cassini[3] – a joint mission between NASA, the European