Category: Science

Why AI is our ultimate test and greatest invitation | Tristan Harris

Technologist Tristan Harris has an urgent question: What if the way we’re deploying the world’s most powerful technology — artificial intelligence — isn’t inevitable,...

Shirtloads of Science: CUAVA-1 – Australia’s Blue Carbon Space mission (250)

Aug 15, 2021Dr Karl investigates Australia's latest CubeSat mission. It's called "CUAVA-1" and aims to measure blue carbon from space. Geosciences Associate Professor Eleanor Bruce is coordinating...

What Amazon’s Project Kuiper vs. SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Mega Constellation Wars Mean for Earth

Humanity’s aspirations have long pushed the boundaries of our delicate balance with nature, from our expanding industrial might to our prowling of the seas....

Hello measles, my old friend: The return of previously vanquished vaccine-preventable diseases

When a country puts an antivaxxer and supporter of quackery whose worldview with respect to medicine and biomedical science is as utterly divorced from...

Grid-Scale Battery Storage Is Quietly Revolutionizing the Energy System

Grid batteries have a halo effect for other power generators too. Most thermal power plants—coal, gas, nuclear—prefer to run at a steady pace. Ramping...

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