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The Future Is Now: Wrestling with Ethics, Policy and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Matt Shipman

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Jul 18, 2023

How Do You Create New Career Paths for the STEMM Workforce?

A new AAAS working group focuses on improving access to the STEMM workforce and helping people navigate STEMM careers. 
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Jul 5, 2023

Researchers Create Highly Conductive Metallic Gel for 3D Printing

The metallic gel is highly electrically conductive and can be used to print 3D solid objects at room temperature. 
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Jul 5, 2023

Is Our Phosphorus Use Sustainable? Most Stakeholders Doubt It

The study underscores the complex challenges facing efforts to ensure our continued access to a critical agricultural and industry resource. 
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Jun 28, 2023

New Tool Predicts Crop Yields in the Southeast

The tool is designed to inform decisions about crop selection and irrigation techniques in the face of a changing climate. 
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Jun 20, 2023

How to Tackle Conflict in the Workplace

Research can help address conflicts in a way that helps the bottom line and improves workplace culture. 
two adult Ukrainian refugees stand by a roadside. One of them is holding a child. The road signs tell you that the scene is inside the European Union.

Jun 12, 2023

Ukraine Refugees Could Boost Europe’s GDP

The influx of Ukrainian refugees across Europe will improve long-term GDP for European countries that invest in infrastructure and other capital improvements. 
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Jun 7, 2023

Fitness App Loophole Allows Access to Home Addresses

The finding raises significant privacy concerns. 
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Jun 6, 2023

New AI Boosts Teamwork Training

A new artificial intelligence (AI) framework will enable training technologies to better understand how well individuals are coordinating with one another and working as part of a team. 
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Jun 5, 2023

How Studying Poop May Help Us Boost White Rhino Populations

Researchers have identified significant differences in the gut microbiome of female southern white rhinos who are reproducing successfully in captivity, as compared to females who have not reproduced successfully. 
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Jun 1, 2023

New Method Improves Efficiency of ‘Vision Transformer’ AI Systems

The work also improves the vision transformer AI's ability to identify, classify and segment objects in images. 
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May 31, 2023

Chemical Found in Common Sweetener Damages DNA

A new study finds a chemical formed when we digest a widely used sweetener breaks up DNA. The finding raises questions about how the sweetener may contribute to health problems. 
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May 22, 2023

How the Military Could Speed Helicopter Operations on the Battlefield

A new computational model allows the military to make more efficient use of helicopters, helping commanders move troops on the battlefield more quickly. 
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May 17, 2023

Pop Quiz: AI Matches Human Performance at Developing Good Test Questions

The AI model can generate online course assessment questions that instructors found indistinguishable from questions written by humans. 
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May 8, 2023

Model Aims to Help First Responders Reach Accident Sites Faster

In computational testing, the model outperformed existing techniques for getting first responders to accident sites quickly. 
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Apr 28, 2023

The Future Is Now: Wrestling with Ethics, Policy and Brain-Computer Interfaces

Devices that allow computers to interface with the human brain are already here. As these technologies become more widespread, so do questions related to ethics and policy.