What can we expect from the coming wave of “dexterous robots”? 🔊
Professor Jeremy Wyatt (University of Birmingham) is a world-leading expert on robotics, machine learning and artificial intelligence. In this episode of What IF? Professor Wyatt talks about the new frontier of “third wave” dexterous robots that combine...
What is the science behind sleep? 🔊
Scientists are still trying to understand the mysteries of our slumber. Why do we sleep? What is its purpose? And what actually happens during sleep? Maria Armoudian explores the science behind sleep with Marcos G. Frank and Graham H. Diering. Marcos G. Frank is...
What technological changes are needed to power the renewable revolution? 🔊
What technological changes will be needed to power the renewable revolution? Sung-Young Kim has been studying the political economy of the new clean energy revolution. Maria Armoudian sat down with him to discuss his research and what needs to happen as we move...
What do universities spend on accessing the results of publicly funded research?
By Mark C. Wilson University research is generally funded from the public purse. The results, however, are published in peer-reviewed academic journals, many of which charge subscription fees, as Mark Wilson explains. I had to use freedom of information laws to...
Scars of memory and scales of justice? ▶
Despite its regional power status, Kenya has been unable to sufficiently marshal its enormous human and material resources to achieve a lasting political stability, economic growth and sustainable development. Since independence, the country has witnessed an extensive...
Glimmers of authenticity: What is the role of performance in documentary?
By Annie Goldson Award-winning documentary maker, Annie Goldson, discusses how the subject of her latest film — the larger-than-life tech entrepreneur Kim Dotcom — challenged her to consider the role of authenticity and performance in documentary. Many readers will be...
Do we have a ‘violent girl’ problem? Moral panics and the policing of girlhood ▶
This presentation given by Meda Chesney-Lind critically reviews the current media constructions of criminalised girls and young women and argues that the situation is really a case study of corporate media misogyny and racism in the service of expanding the punitive...
Which faces of feminism appear acceptable to teens? ▶
In the past five years, there has been a remarkable surge in the visibility of feminism in a context previously understood as hostile to feminist politics and analyses of gendered power. As a host of public figures ‘come out’ as feminist, questions remain regarding...
How do animals communicate? 🔊
Scientists have made fascinating discoveries about animals and how they communicate. For instance, bird songs are more than music to the ears of the forest; it turns out they are speaking a language understood by many species. Erick Greene discusses his latest...Subscribe by Email
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