The Download: Ukraine’s Starlink repair shop, and predicting solar storms
Starlink is absolutely critical to Ukraine’s ability to continue in the fight against Russia. It’s how troops in battle zones…
NASA’s new AI model can predict when a solar storm may strike
Early testing of Surya showed it could predict some solar flares two hours in advance. “It can predict the solar…
Forging connections in space with cellular technology
Nokia’s ‘network in a box’ (NIB) was delivered to the Moon’s surface in March attached to the Intuitive Machines’ Athena…
Material Cultures looks to the past to build the future
“The people who become the custodians of these buildings then have the skills to maintain and repair, as well as…
Apple AirPods: a gateway hearing aid
Prices should be coming down: In October 2022, the FDA approved the sale of over-the-counter hearing aids without a prescription…
The Download: Clean energy progress, and OpenAI’s trilemma
—Joshua A. Basseches is the David and Jane Flowerree Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies and Public Policy at Tulane University.…
How churches use data and AI as engines of surveillance
These hypothetical scenes reflect real capabilities increasingly woven into places of worship nationwide, where spiritual care and surveillance converge in…
Why we should thank pigeons for our AI breakthroughs
This is largely in line with the work of another psychologist, Robert Rescorla, whose work in the ’70s and ’80s…
The Download: Pigeons’ role in developing AI, and Native artists’ tech interpretations
People looking for precursors to artificial intelligence often point to science fiction by authors like Isaac Asimov or thought experiments…
Taiwan’s “silicon shield” could be weakening
Squarely in the middle Taiwan’s modern security uncertainties stem from the long-contested issue of the island’s sovereignty. After losing the…