Is technology a tool or is it a substitute for us having to do anything? Guest Blog: Dale Dougherty, CEO Make Community I can find a lot of charts comparing passive vs active learning, and none of them favor passive learning. Wikipedia defines passive learning as “a method of learning or instruction where students receive… Continue reading Do Something
Category: Technology and Society
Revolutionizing Antibiotic Discovery with Artificial Intelligence
The threat of antibiotic resistance has been growing rapidly, concerning medical professionals and hospitals. Applying AI to medical research now opens a new pathway for the discovery of antibiotics, meeting an essential demand in healthcare. Antibiotic resistance is a significant threat to global health, leading to harder-to-treat infections, increased spread of diseases. Acknowledged by the… Continue reading Revolutionizing Antibiotic Discovery with Artificial Intelligence
CRISPR:
From Bacterial Defense to Gene Editing Tool The implications of Doudna and Charpentier’s CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) discovery were monumental. Scientists realized that if they could program CRISPR-Cas9 to target specific DNA sequences in bacteria, they could use this technology in any organism. This adaptability transformed it into a gene-editing tool of… Continue reading CRISPR:
Unseen Conflict:
How Bacterial Battles Paved the Way for CRISPR Gene Editing In the microscopic world, a relentless battle has been raging for millennia, one that has inadvertently given rise to one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of our time: CRISPR gene editing technology. This discovery, stemming from the age-old war between bacteria and viruses, reshaped… Continue reading Unseen Conflict:
The Future of Education:
Redefined with AI The landscape of education is constantly shifting, driven not only by societal change but also by technological advancement. In recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT have slowly started playing an increasingly important role. And so much more is possible! Dr. Kara Stern’s insightful article, “Let’s Use ChatGPT to ‘Think Different’… Continue reading The Future of Education:
India’s Lunar Leap!
First Nation to the Moon’s South Pole! On August 23, 2023, India achieved a monumental milestone in the annals of space exploration: the successful landing of its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft near the moon’s south pole. While space missions might seem remote, this event holds more significance than you might think. Here’s why: Exploring New Frontiers: India… Continue reading India’s Lunar Leap!
Ernest Everett Just
Great Underappreciated Black Biologist Ernest Everett Just was a pioneering African American biologist, academic, and science writer known for his work in the fields of cellular biology and marine biology. I learned about his life and contributions listening to a talk given by Mélina Mangal, author, school library teacher, and biographer of Ernest Everett Just.… Continue reading Ernest Everett Just
AI in Education
Moving Beyond the Whiteboard Imagine a world where learning is as exciting as playing a video game, where classrooms can be anywhere, and where everyone has a personal tutor. Sal Khan presented this vision in a recent TED Talk and previewed Khanmigo, Sal’s Khan Academy entry into using artificial intelligence to assist students. Are other… Continue reading AI in Education
Khanmigo
A Vision of the Future Today “Anyone who’s been paying attention to the headlines for the last few months has been seeing headlines [about generative AI] saying ‘Students are going to be using ChatGPT and other forms of AI to cheat,’ ‘ [Chatbots will] do their assignments’, ‘They’re not going to learn.’ ‘And it’s going to undermine education… Continue reading Khanmigo
Disruptive Technology
What It Is and How It Shapes Our World “Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” – John F. Kennedy Technology is constantly evolving and changing the way we live, work, and communicate. But some technologies are more than just… Continue reading Disruptive Technology