Dinosaurs have won a huge following as new techniques revolutionise what we know about how they lived and even looked. How well are popular books keeping up? Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24232360-300-how-palaeontology-got-cool-inside-the-revolution-in-dinosaur-science/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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Clean Electricity Overtaking Fossil Fuels In Britain
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: For the first time since the Industrial Revolution, Britain is obtaining more power from zero-carbon sources than fossil fuels. The milestone has been passed for the first five months of 2019. National Grid says clean energy has nudged ahead with 48% of generation, against 47% for coal and gas. The rest is…
Machine learning unlocks mysteries of quantum physics
Understanding electrons’ intricate behavior has led to discoveries that transformed society, such as the revolution in computing made possible by the invention of the transistor. …
Secure quantum communications in the microwave range for the first time
Mikel Sanz, of the Physical Chemistry Department of UPV/EHU, leads the theoretical group for an experiment published by the prestigious journal, Nature Communications. The experiment has managed to prepare a remote quantum state; i.e., absolutely secure communication was established with another, physically separated quantum computer for the first time in the microwave regime. This new technology may bring about a revolution…
Why ‘Ambient Computing’ Is Just A Marketing Buzzword — For Now
An anonymous reader quotes Computerworld columnist Mike Elgan: Ambient computing is real. It’s the next megatrend in computing…. To interact in an “ambient computing” context means to not care and not even necessarily know where exactly the devices are that you’re interacting with. When IoT devices and sensors are all around us, and artificial intelligence can understand human contexts for what’s…
Security Cameras + AI = Dawn of Non-Stop Robot Surveillance
AmiMoJo shared this post from one of the ACLU’s senior technology policy analysts about what happens when security cameras get AI upgrades: [I]magine that all that video were being watched — that millions of security guards were monitoring them all 24/7. Imagine this army is made up of guards who don’t need to be paid, who never get bored, who never…
edX Announces Results Of New Survey On Reskilling Trends
Reskilling is a clear necessity for the future of work, and at edX, we are committed to helping learners gain the skills and knowledge they need to succeed in the modern workplace. Today, we’re pleased to announce the results of a new survey of 1,000 consumers aged 18+ on reskilling trends, with 917 employed or previously employed respondents. Our survey found…
Moon in Leo the Lion on June 8 and 9
These next few nights – June 8 and 9, 2019 – use the moon to locate Leo’s bright star Regulus. Once the moon leaves the evening sky, starting around the solstice, try to piece together the starlit figure of the Lion in a dark sky. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-and-regulus-on-june-8-and-9…
Learning Inclusive Leadership Skills With a Global MBA
Diversity and inclusion are more than buzzwords. A growing body of research shows that they are core ingredients for high-performing organizations. To be truly effective, these principles need to be reflected through authentically inclusive leadership as well as hiring practices. In a recent article for the Harvard Business Review, Deloitte Australia’s Juliet Bourke breaks down […]
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Insights from the Administrator Track of the 2019 Coursera Partners Conference
By Cathryn Richter, Principal Partnership Manager We wrapped the 2019 Coursera Partners Conference at the University of London last month, and program quality was a primary topic of discussion as more partners invest in for-credit programs on Coursera like degree programs and MasterTrack™ Certificates. The Administrator Track (AT) sessions convened top institutional decision-makers to discuss […]
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