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This is how to find out which emerging technologies will next revolutionize our world
This is how to find out which emerging technologies will next revolutionize our world Greta Keenan Lead, Strategic Impact and Communications, World Economic Forum This article is republished from the World Economic Forum under a Creative Commons license. For over a decade, the World Economic Forum has been surveying academics, industry leaders and futurists on…
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143,518 US public library workers are keeping their communities informed, connected and engaged – but their jobs may be at risk
143,518 US public library workers are keeping their communities informed, connected and engaged – but their jobs may be at risk Rachel D. Williams, Simmons University; Christine D’Arpa, Wayne State University, and Noah Lenstra, University of North Carolina – Greensboro This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. America’s public library workers…
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‘Global China’ is a big part of Latin America’s renewable energy boom, but homegrown industries and ‘frugal innovation’ are key
‘Global China’ is a big part of Latin America’s renewable energy boom, but homegrown industries and ‘frugal innovation’ are key Zdenka Myslikova, Tufts University and Nathaniel Dolton-Thornton, Tufts University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The story of renewable energy’s rapid rise in Latin America often focuses on Chinese influence,…
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Handwritten diaries may feel old fashioned, but they offer insights that digital diaries just can’t match
Handwritten diaries may feel old fashioned, but they offer insights that digital diaries just can’t match Paula Vene Smith, Grinnell College This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The first time I taught a college course called “The London Diary” for young Americans studying abroad back in 2002, each student ended…
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Has the library outlived its usefulness in the age of Internet? You’d be surprised
Has the library outlived its usefulness in the age of Internet? You’d be surprised Donald A. Barclay, University of California, Merced This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. U.S. institutions of higher education and U.S. local governments are under extraordinary pressure to cut costs and eliminate from institutional or governmental ledgers…
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International Booker Prize 2023: our experts review the six shortlisted books
International Booker Prize 2023: our experts review the six shortlisted books Leighan M Renaud, University of Bristol; Berny Sèbe, University of Birmingham; Colin Herd, University of Glasgow; Gemma Ballard, University of Sheffield; Kaye Mitchell, University of Manchester, and Sukla Chatterjee, University of Aberdeen This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. From…
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How activity in outer space will affect regional inequalities in the future
How activity in outer space will affect regional inequalities in the future Matthew Finch, University of Oxford This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Science fiction has always been a tool for processing life on Earth. Norwegian sci-fi expert Karl Kristian Swane Bambini has said that the space-bound genre is well…
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New approach to teaching computer science could broaden the subject’s appeal
New approach to teaching computer science could broaden the subject’s appeal Lauren Margulieux, Georgia State University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Despite growing demand for computer science skills in professional careers and many areas of life, K-12 schools struggle to teach computer science to the next generation. However, a…
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Salman Rushdie renews fight against book-banning – 3 essential articles on right-wing challenges to what schoolkids can read
Salman Rushdie renews fight against book-banning – 3 essential articles on right-wing challenges to what schoolkids can read Howard Manly, The Conversation This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. No one needs to tell Salman Rushdie about the cost of free speech. In 1989, Rushdie’s novel “The Satanic Verses” triggered the…
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Scientists’ political donations reflect polarization in academia – with implications for the public’s trust in science
Scientists’ political donations reflect polarization in academia – with implications for the public’s trust in science Alexander Kaurov, Harvard University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. People who lean left politically reported an increase in trust in scientists during the COVID-19 pandemic, while those who lean right politically reported much…
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