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Oct 30, 2023

Innovative Business Models Enabled by AI

Given the profundity of these elemental cognitions, the transformation permeating the employment sphere warrants acute scrutiny. Apprehensions of AI appropriating occupational roles wholesale are mitigated by its prospective capacity to engender novel employment classifications.The pressing requirement, thus, isn’t opposition to the relentless cavalcade of technological progression, but rather the cultivation of a tenacious

Oct 27, 2023

Apollo Remastered: The Sunday Times Bestseller

Title: Apollo Remastered: The Sunday Times Bestseller Author: Andy Saunders Apollo Remastered” is an extraordinary visual journey that redefines our perception of space exploration. This book, featuring awe-inspiring and meticulously restored images from the early Apollo missions to the Moon, is a true testament to the power of human ingenuity and the unquenchable

Oct 26, 2023

Voyaging Through Exoplanets: The Significance of Space Science in Uncovering Novel Worlds

In the ever-expansive realm of human knowledge, the exploration of exoplanets emerges as one of the most enthralling and awe-inspiring quests in contemporary scientific pursuits. The revelation of exoplanets, those distant celestial entities orbiting stars beyond our solar system, has unfurled a cosmos replete with prospects. Within this composition, we delve deep into

Oct 24, 2023

Beyond COVID vaccines: what else could mRNA technology do for our health?

ph. nobeastsofierce/Shutterstock John Fraser, University of Auckland Many people first became familiar with the term “mRNA” when Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID vaccines were rolled out. In the simplest terms, mRNA, which stands for messenger ribonucleic acid, is a type of genetic material that gives cells in our bodies instructions to make specific proteins.

Oct 24, 2023

Carl Sagan detected life on Earth 30 years ago – here’s how his experiment is helping us search for alien species today

ph. Earth and Moon as seen by the Galileo spacecraft from a distance of 6 million km away. NASA Gareth Dorrian, University of Birmingham It’s been 30 years since a group of scientists led by Carl Sagan found evidence for life on Earth using data from instruments on board the Nasa Galileo robotic

Oct 23, 2023

Amazon’s Digit: The Robot with Human Insight

Amazon’s Digit: The Robot with Human Insight” delves into the groundbreaking innovation of Amazon’s latest humanoid creation, Digit. This episode explores not just the physical marvel of this machine, but its unprecedented AI capabilities, simulating human-like problem-solving and adaptability. Join us as we examine how Digit is redefining the boundaries of technology and

Oct 10, 2023

The Bedrock of Civilisations: Geological Impact on Human History

The intricate dance between geology and human civilisation is as old as time. The fertile valleys carved by ancient rivers gave birth to the first civilisations, and mineral riches have dictated trade routes, fuelled economies, and sparked wars. Studying ancient terrains, geologists unearth tales of how natural landscapes influenced the trajectories of societies,

Oct 3, 2023

I’m a microbiologist and here’s what (and where) I never eat

px. Alex Andrei/Shutterstock Primrose Freestone, University of Leicester Every year, around 2.4 million people in the UK get food poisoning – mostly from viral or bacterial contamination. Most people recover within a few days without treatment, but not all are that lucky. As a microbiologist, I’m probably more acutely aware of the risk

Oct 2, 2023

7 years, billions of kilometres, a handful of dust: NASA just brought back the largest-ever asteroid sample

ph. NASA Eleanor K. Sansom, Curtin University and Nick Timms, Curtin University After a journey of billions of kilometres, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has culminated in a small black capsule blazing through the sky before touching down in the Utah desert. Inside is likely to be the largest ever sample of dust and rock

Sep 28, 2023

In booming satellite market, micro-rockets are the next big thing

Contemporary life would hardly be possible without satellites. Much of what people do on Earth today relies heavily on what’s happening high above their heads – from monitoring wildfires, deforestation and sea-surface temperatures to enabling connections to new mobile technologies like 5G in hard-to-reach areas. A recent wave of cheaper, miniature satellites being

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