Futurum

MAY 23, 2022

At the University of Missouri , USA, Taylor van Doren and Professor Lisa Sattenspiel are investigating the impacts of the 1918 pandemic in Newfoundland, Canada, from a biological anthropology perspective. Their research sheds light on the significant role that social inequalities play in determining the outcomes of a pandemic.

Biology 85

Biology Learning Social Sciences Research 85

Futurum

AUGUST 29, 2023

At Futurum, we work with researchers and academics from all disciplines to create classroom resources for schools. Each article explains the researcher’s work in a clear and engaging way and provides advice for students interested in pursuing a career in the field. Look no further! Can your students solve the Tower of Hanoi?

Schooling 52

Schooling Geology Mathematics Geography 52

Futurum

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Regardless of whether differential treatment is considered fair, the efficiency rationale gives researchers and policymakers another way to look at how and why public policies should consider socio-economic factors. How does economics combine mathematics and social science?

Economics 111

Economics Government Mathematics Publication 111

Futurum

MARCH 21, 2023

Nowadays, scientists like Professor Ian Paulsen and his team at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology in Australia are uncovering not just how these processes work, but how to modify them to get microbes to produce chemicals that no natural microbe makes.

Biology 73

Biology Research Research Engineering 73

Futurum

AUGUST 16, 2022

At the University of East Anglia in the UK, Dr Oli Buckley’s research project is combining computer science and social science to answer these questions. TALK LIKE A COMPUTER SCIENTIST. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence.

Computer Science 67

Computer Science Artificial Intelligence Computer Research 67

Futurum

OCTOBER 26, 2022

APP — a computer program used to perform a specific function (e.g., SOFTWARE — the set of programs and other information that enables a computer or app to function. USER INTERFACE — the place where an end user interacts with a computer (e.g., Every human is different,” says Professor John Grundy.

Engineering 84

Engineering Computer Computer Science Accessibility 84

Futurum

APRIL 26, 2022

The term font also refers to the piece of software that allows text to appear and function properly on a computer or smartphone screen. Linguistic anthropologists study the nature of language and how humans use it in their everyday lives, but Keith is taking his research in an unusual direction. WHAT IS KEITH’S RESEARCH REVEALING?

Communications 98

Communications Research Research Computer 98

Futurum

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Professor Shujun Li and his colleagues, Sarah Turner , Dr Rahime Belen-Saglam and Dr Virginia N. Artificial intelligence (AI) — computer algorithms and systems able to perform tasks that would typically require human intelligence. Online battles: combatting false information and reducing online risks.

Research 52

Research Research Government Professor 52

Futurum

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Published: Professor David Thornalley from University College London , in the UK, has been using data from ocean floor mud to understand how the Atlantic Ocean has changed over thousands of years into the past and how it may change in the future due to climate change. Can we use mud to understand climate change? WHAT IS NEXT?

Transportation 59

Transportation Research Research Science 59

Futurum

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Published: Social music programmes around the world are encouraging communities to sing and play their way from conflict to peace. The Arts of Inclusion (TAI), a network founded by Professor Oscar Odena at the University of Glasgow, UK, is studying the results to find out if music really does have healing powers.

Research 87

Research Research Professor Geography 87

Futurum

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Researchers from the FLARE Wildfire Research Group at The University of Melbourne in Australia are developing models that can help predict where wildfires are most likely to occur and how fires behave under different weather conditions. How can the next generation of bushfire researchers be successful?

Research 111

Research Research Government Economics 111

Futurum

OCTOBER 3, 2023

At 15th Street Farm in Florida, USA, Emmanuel Roux and Professor David Himmelgreen run an education project to help local families learn about their local food systems and make healthier food choices. Emmanuel is a chef, restauranteur and urban farmer, and David is a professor of anthropology.

Agriculture 87

Agriculture Biology Research Research 87

Futurum

JUNE 30, 2022

By combining engineering and human rights disciplines, he is researching the links between access to transport and the inequalities facing Peruvians today. This required data about social factors in each district, such as the population age structure, level of employment and literacy rate. This process is known as peripheralisation.

Engineering 98

Engineering Transportation Geography Accessibility 98

Futurum

APRIL 12, 2023

Dr Elsa Anderson Role: Assistant Professor, Programme in Environmental Science Institution: Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois) I teach an urban ecology class that aims to engage students in learning about nature where they live and understanding the interactions between people and their surroundings.

Geography 98

Geography Publication Government Science 98

Futurum

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Addo-Danso , of the CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana , are collaborating on a global project that seeks to monitor the canopy temperature of forests. Sophie is an environmental scientist based at the University of Plymouth in the UK, while Shalom is an ecologist based at the CSIR-Forestry Research Institute of Ghana in Africa.

Research 56

Research Research Chemistry Geography 56

Stephen Wolfram

AUGUST 22, 2023

But at a personal and social level it was still always a lot of fun being around Ed and being exposed to his unique intense opportunistic energy—with its repeating themes but ever-changing directions. And there was one way in which Ed and I were very much aligned: both of our lives were deeply influenced by computers and computing.

Computer 68

Computer Physics Science Sciences 68

Stephen Wolfram

JANUARY 31, 2023

Computational Foundations for the Second Law of Thermodynamics (forthcoming) 2. And indeed particularly in chemistry and engineering it’s often been in the background, justifying all the computations routinely done using entropy. This is part 3 in a 3-part series about the Second Law: 1. How Did We Get Here?

Energy 88

Energy Physics Argumentation Mathematics 88