South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) - Prof Madhi wins the NSTF-South32 Lifetime Award

Title:

Prof Madhi wins the NSTF-South32 Lifetime Award

 

Published:

South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), July 2022

https://www.samrc.ac.za/news/prof-madhi-wins-nstf-south32-lifetime-award

 

From the news article:

Eminent scientist and director of the SAMRC /Wits Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Analytics Research Unit (VIDA), Prof Shabir Madhi, is the winner of this year’s NSTF-South32 Lifetime Award. The award recognises an outstanding achievement by an individual to science, engineering and technology (SET) and innovation in South Africa over a period of 15 years or more. 

 

IRELAND - Students at University of Limerick create vision for a ‘Circular Food Economy’

Title:

Students at University of Limerick create vision for a ‘Circular Food Economy’

 

Published:

University of Limerick, 8 July 2022

https://www.ul.ie/news/students-at-university-of-limerick-create-vision-for-a-circular-food-economy

 

From the news article:

The students worked on their proposals in recent weeks as part of the Digital Futures Lab, a futures and foresight research and innovation programme designed to imagine market futures in which technology can act as a driver of positive change, led by Dr Annmarie Ryan of UL’s Kemmy Business School.

New book examines how science and tech shaped South African history [by William Beinart & Saul Dubow Smuts; Online ISBN: 9781108938198]

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Authors:

William Beinart Professor, University of Oxford  

&

Saul Dubow Smuts, Professor of Commonwealth History, University of Cambridge

 

Published:

The Conversation, 10 February 2022

https://theconversation.com/new-book-examines-how-science-and-tech-shaped-south-african-history-175669

 

From the article:

There were many strands in the weaving of this history, some neglected in the focus on race and political power. These include the profound role that science and technology played in shaping South Africa’s history. In our new book, The Scientific Imagination in South Africa, 1700 to the Present, we offer a historical overview of scientific ideas, practices and institutions in South Africa over more than three centuries.

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - Meet the National Security Agency (NSA) spies shaping the future

Title:

Meet the NSA spies shaping the future 

 

Author:

Patrick Howell O'Neill

Published:

Technology Review, 1 February 2022

https://www.technologyreview.com/2022/02/01/1044561/meet-the-nsa-spies-shaping-the-future/

 

From the article:

In his first interview as leader of the NSA's Research Directorate, Gil Herrera lays out challenges in quantum computing, cybersecurity, and the technology American intelligence needs to master to secure and spy into the future.  

 

Note:

Gil Herrera is the leader of the the National Security Agency's (NSA) Research Directorate.

 

STEM Education in College: An Analysis of Stakeholders’ Recent Challenges and Potential Solutions [Scholarly Article - FDLA Journal, 2020]

Title:

STEM Education in College: An Analysis of Stakeholders’ Recent Challenges and Potential Solutions

 

Authors:

Santanu De, Nova Southeastern University

Georgina Arguello, Nova Southeastern University

 

Published:

FDLA Journal, Volume 5, Article 9 (2020)

https://nsuworks.nova.edu/fdla-journal/vol5/iss1/9/

Abstract:

A vast majority of academic disciplines and curricula in the college center around Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), which are critical to developing the skills necessary for a global workforce. Rapid changes in pedagogical setups, educational modes, and advances in instructional technology entail diverse challenges for key stakeholders (i.e. students, faculty, and the organizations). This paper highlights the most relevant challenges and potential solutions in STEM higher education at the college level, reported in the last decade. The holistic analysis combining the three stakeholders’ perspectives would help elucidate significant contemporary aspects impacting the fields. The goal is to further understand the factors impeding expected learning outcomes. This would help identify as well as bridge the gaps among these three pillars of instruction, possibly forming a foundation for improved content, delivery, and efficacy of higher education in STEM.

University of Hull, United Kingdom - Are Robots Taking Over? University Professor On Rise Of Artificial Intelligence

Title:

Are Robots Taking Over? University Professor On Rise Of Artificial Intelligence

Published:

University of Hull, 30 October 2020

https://www.hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/more/media-centre/news/2020/are-robots-taking-over-university-professor-on-rise-of-artificial-intelligence

From the article:

From the smart speaker in your home to operating theatres in hospitals, AI technology is also rapidly developing in the cars we drive.  

 

But how should we, as humans, feel about the rise of artificial intelligence? Is it dangerous? Could it pose a threat? Who can forget Sophia, the AI robot which infamously said it would “destroy humans?”  

 

Or should we alternatively see artificial intelligence as a huge economic and technological opportunity?

SingularityHub Article - Coronavirus Is Changing How We Live, Work, and Use Tech—Permanently

Title:
Coronavirus Is Changing How We Live, Work, and Use Tech—Permanently

Author:
Brianna Welsh

Published:
SingularityHub, 12 April 2020

From the article:
"As we scramble to contain and fight the pandemic, we’ve turned to technology as our saving grace. In doing so, we’ve effectively hit a “fast-forward” button on many tech trends that were already in place. From remote work and virtual events to virus-monitoring big data, technologies that were perhaps only familiar to a fringe tech community are now entering center stage—and as tends to be the case with wartime responses, these changes are likely here to stay.  

So how will the implications of Covid-19 change the face of technology and business?"

To read this article:
https://singularityhub.com/2020/04/12/coronavirus-is-changing-how-we-live-work-and-use-tech-permanently/