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We graciously thank The Brinson Foundation for their generous sponsorship of the C2ST Science Communication Internship in 2021-2022. As a result, an incredibly talented group of diverse STEM undergraduate and graduate scholars at area colleges and universities researched and developed 76 blogs.* Enjoy-If you like, please share!
*As of 3.29.24
By Chris Eppig
There are many festivals in Chicago this summer and fall, and many of them will involve food. A Taste of Latin America and The Chicago Hot Dog Fest just passed, and Chicago’s New Orleans Festival and festival de la Villita are coming up soon. The food at some of these festivals will be very spicy, and the food at other festivals will not be spicy.
Outreach.
That necessary component of funding, communicating what it is we as scientists are doing to bring attention (and more research dollars) to support our work, our labs…
Film and documentaries are the perfect medium, a chance to tell your particular story in precise detail and living color. Learn how this can be done, meet area film makers who have worked on prize-winning science films, hear from scientist/film maker teams about their collaborations, and meet- and- greet with film makers looking for scientists to collaborate with on future projects.
The Future of Work: How Technology Will Change the Way We Work
Technology has dramatically changed the way we work: it automates processes, collects and organizes our information, and offers new lines for global communication. It both opens new industries and shutters traditional strongholds at an accelerating pace, and it continually redefines what it means to “work” in the world today. Advances in areas such as robotics and artificial intelligence have caused equal amounts of excitement and alarm. How will technology of the future continue affect our work? Will the pace of innovation continue to accelerate?
By Paul Caine Producer, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight
Originally published at: https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2014/09/08/superintelligence
Intelligence has given humans an advantage over other forms of life. But could human intelligence soon be surpassed, and what would this mean for the human race? In his book, “Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies,” Nick Bostrom writes machine superintelligence, the surpassing of human intelligence by computer intelligence, may occur within this century.
View a timeline of highlights from advances in artificial intelligence and game playing.
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Contacts: Naomi Walker, ITVS 773-677-9600 naomi_walker@itvs.org
Secondary contact: Locsi Ferra, ITVS 415-356-8383 x 232 locsi_ferra@itvs.org
THIS SEPTEMBER COMMUNITY CINEMA SHOWCASES MAKERS:
WOMEN IN SPACE MAKERS IS A NEW PBS SERIES THAT SPOTLIGHTS AND CELEBRATES GROUNDBREAKING WOMEN
Let’s go explore ChicGO Science! Welcome to ChicaGO science, a new series where C2ST explores various STEM jobs. Today, we join Kapila Viges, director of University of Illinois Chicago’s Enterprise Works.
