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The Metaverse Hype Died Down. Where Does That Leave Colleges That Invested In It?

ED Surge

There’s been speculation that the hype around the metaverse has been replaced by excitement about artificial intelligence , especially in the business world. The twin is meant to help train engineers and scientists for the Artemis mission, NASA’s attempt to revisit the moon. She thinks it very much isn’t.)

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Best STEM Summer Camps in Houston 2024

The Maker Mom

Each day focuses on various aspects of data science important to students planning a STEM-based career. The first two days give an overview of data science and artificial intelligence, comparing traditional learning with machine learning. The online format makes it easy for kids and parents.

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How can intelligent systems revolutionise healthcare?

Futurum

Dr Narges Armanfard from McGill University and Mila Quebec AI Institute in Montreal, Canada, has set up iSMART Lab to develop intelligent computer systems that can support medical professionals. Pathway from school to intelligent systems engineering • It is essential to have a strong foundation in technical skills and knowledge.

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Numbers and networks: how can we use mathematics to assess the resilience of global supply chains?

Futurum

Pure mathematicians study mathematical concepts in their abstract forms, while applied mathematicians use maths to solve problems in the real world and are, therefore, an essential part of many other disciplines, such as the natural sciences, engineering and finance. WHAT DOES A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A MATHEMATICIAN LOOK LIKE?

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see?

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Dr Joanna Leng , from the University of Leeds in the UK, is a research software engineer who designs and develops the software that allows scientific imaging devices to be used to their full potential. TALK LIKE A RESEARCH SOFTWARE ENGINEER. One area of research computing that is in high demand is research software engineering.

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Charting a Course for “Complexity”: Metamodeling, Ruliology and More

Stephen Wolfram

For that was a time when the concepts of computing were first being worked out—and through approaches like cybernetics and the nascent area of artificial intelligence, people started exploring the broader scientific implications of computational ideas. In some ways, ruliology is like natural science.

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What Is ChatGPT Doing … and Why Does It Work?

Stephen Wolfram

I should say at the outset that I’m going to focus on the big picture of what’s going on—and while I’ll mention some engineering details, I won’t get deeply into them. It’s all pretty complicated—and reminiscent of typical large hard-to-understand engineering systems, or, for that matter, biological systems.

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