Academia after COVID

Title:

Academia after COVID

 

Author:

Avi Loeb

 

Published:

Scientific American, 10 October 2020

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/academia-after-covid/

 

From the article:

The pandemic offers colleges and universities an unexpected opportunity to reinvent themselves in ways that better serve students and faculty.

The World Post-Pandemic? It’s Not Going To Be What You Expect.

Title:
The World Post-Pandemic? It’s Not Going To Be What You Expect.

Author:
Sara Küpfer

Published:
getAbstract, 24 August 2020
https://journal.getabstract.com/en/2020/08/24/the-world-post-pandemic-its-not-going-to-be-what-you-expect/

From the article:
The “New Normal” has turned into the buzzword du jour. But is the world really going to settle into a new routine following the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic? Author and executive coach Paolo Gallo doesn’t think so.

Coronavirus: How can we make post-pandemic cities smarter? Robots and drones have certainly come into their own during the global lockdown

Title:
Coronavirus: How can we make post-pandemic cities smarter?

Author:
Jane Wakefield

Published:
BBC News, 11 July 2020
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53192469?intlink_from_url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology&link_location=live-reporting-story

From the article:
Robots and drones have certainly come into their own during the global lockdown.

The Boston Dynamics Spot robot has been used to help enforce social distancing in Singapore, while drone regulation has been fast-tracked in North Carolina to allow Zipline to deliver medical supplies to hospitals and telepresence robots have helped connect people in quarantine.

Daniela Rus is head of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her lab designed a disinfectant robot, which is being used to clean Boston's food bank.