Janet Vertesi, Princeton University Since ChatGPT’s release in late 2022, many news outlets have reported on the ethical threats posed by artificial intelligence. Tech pundits have issued warnings of killer robots bent on human extinction, while the World Economic Forum predicted that…
Issam Mudawar, Purdue University China, India and the U.S. have all achieved landing on the Moon in the 2020s. Once there, their eventual goal is to set up a base. But a successful base – along with the spacecraft that…
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Darren Ruddell, University of Southern California With record-breaking temperatures across the South,…
Chris Impey, University of Arizona There’s a lot of trash on the…
Last month, a 3D printed house that can float on a pontoon was unveiled in the Czech Republic. Last 12 months, work began on a community of 3D printed houses for low-income…
The upcoming US presidential election appears set to be one thing of a multitude—to put it frivolously. Covid-19 will doubtless deter hundreds of thousands from voting in particular person, and mail-in voting…
Wendy Whitman Cobb, US Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies On Nov. 2, 2020, the International Space Station celebrated its twentieth anniversary of steady human occupation. With astronauts and…
Four years in the past, three huge tech firms had plans in the works to beam web down to Earth from the sky, and every situation sounded wilder than the subsequent. SpaceX…
Is social media ruining the world? Dramatic political polarization. Rising nervousness and melancholy. An uptick in teen suicide charges. Misinformation that spreads like wildfire. The frequent denominator of all these phenomena is…
The coronavirus pandemic stopped a variety of issues, however it hasn’t accomplished a lot to decelerate SpaceX and Elon Musk. The firm despatched two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station final…
Imagine discovering a new artist or designer—whether or not visible artwork, vogue, music, and even writing—and turning into a massive fan of her work. You comply with her on social media, eagerly…
Imagine you’re in your day by day commute to work, driving alongside a crowded freeway whereas attempting to resist taking a look at your cellphone. You’re already just a little stressed since…
John Sohrawardi, Rochester Institute of Technology and Matthew Wright, Rochester Institute of Technology An investigative journalist receives a video from an nameless whistleblower. It reveals a candidate for president admitting to criminality.…
“Hey Alexa, turn on the kitchen light.” “Hey Alexa, play soothing music at volume three.” “Hey Alexa, tell me where to find my keys.” You can ask an Alexa or Google residence…
