by Sarah Paronto | Jun 12, 2019 | The Conversation
An industrialized global food supply chain threatens human health – here’s how to improve it Robyn Metcalfe, University of Texas at Austin In an outbreak that has now run for more than 28 months, at least 279 people across 41 states have fallen ill with...
by Sarah Paronto | Apr 18, 2019 | The Conversation
Davide Valeriani, Harvard University Whether artificial intelligence systems steal humans’ jobs or create new work opportunities, people will need to work together with them. In my research I use sensors and computers to monitor how the brain itself processes...
by The Conversation | Apr 10, 2019 | The Conversation
Fernando Colchero, University of Southern Denmark and Dalia A. Conde, University of Southern Denmark It’s now possible to predict how likely an endangered species is to go extinct, with mathematical models acting as windows into the future. These models help...
by The Conversation | Apr 3, 2019 | The Conversation
Jay L. Zagorsky, Boston University U.S. roads and bridges are in abysmal shape – and that was before the recent winter storms made things even worse. In fact, the government rates over one-quarter of all urban interstates as in fair or poor condition and one-third of...
by The Conversation | Mar 20, 2019 | The Conversation
Fakher Omezzine, Grenoble École de Management (GEM) and Joachim Schleich, Grenoble École de Management (GEM) Blockchain technology is a decentralised digital ledger that keeps public but encrypted records of peer-to-peer transactions. All members of a blockchain...
by The Conversation | Mar 12, 2019 | The Conversation
John Rennie Short, University of Maryland, Baltimore County As cities strive to improve the quality of life for their residents, many are working to promote walking and biking. Such policies make sense, since they can, in the long run, lead to less traffic, cleaner...
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