Science and Technology

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Science and Technology August 30, 2023

Machines can’t always take the heat − two engineers explain the physics behind how heat waves threaten everything from cars to computers

by Srinivas Garimella, Georgia Institute of Technology and Matthew T. Hughes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Not only people need…

Science and Technology August 23, 2023

Can coffee or a nap make up for sleep deprivation? A psychologist explains why there’s no substitute for shut-eye

by Kimberly Fenn, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] There is no denying the importance of sleep. Everyone feels better after a good…

Science and Technology August 20, 2023

3 reasons we use graphic novels to teach math and physics

by Sarah Klanderman, Marian University and Josha Ho, Marian University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Post-pandemic, some educators are trying to reengage students with technology…

Photo of the earth taken from space facing the Pacific ocean

Science and Technology August 5, 2023

Most Americans support NASA – but don’t think it should prioritize sending people to space

by Mariel Borowitz, Georgia Institute of Technology and Teasel Muir-Harmony, Georgetown University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Most Americans (69%) believe it is essential that…

Science and Technology August 4, 2023

Cats first finagled their way into human hearts and homes thousands of years ago – here’s how

by Jonathan Losos, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A few years ago, I had the opportunity…

Science and Technology July 26, 2023

65 years of NASA – an astrophysicist reflects on the agency’s legacy

by Stephen G. Alexander, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Sixty-five years ago, in 1958, several government programs that had been pursuing spaceflight combined…

Science and Technology July 23, 2023

A new, thin-lensed telescope design could far surpass James Webb – goodbye mirrors, hello diffractive lenses

by Daniel Apai, University of Arizona, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Astronomers have discovered more than 5,000 planets outside of the solar system to date….

Science and Technology July 13, 2023

What is a flash flood? A civil engineer explains

by Janey Camp, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Flash flooding is a specific type of flooding that occurs in a short time frame…

Science and Technology June 14, 2023

Are you part robot? A linguistic anthropologist explains how humans are like ChatGPT – both recycle language

by Brendan H. O’Connor, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] ChatGPT is a hot topic at my university, where faculty members are deeply…

Science and Technology June 14, 2023

Glass: Neither a solid nor a liquid, this common yet complicated material is still surprising scientists

by John Mauro, Penn State and Katelyn Kirchner, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Glass is a material of many faces: It is both…

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