Data centers produce relentless heat and use unfathomable amounts of energy. Could using DNA as a medium to store “cold” data help offset the problem? https://lnkd.in/g9AUV3Ta
Issues in Science and Technology
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Washington, District of Columbia 5,120 followers
An award-winning journal devoted to the best ideas and writing on policy related to science, technology, and society.
About us
ISSUES IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY is a forum for discussion of public policy related to science, engineering, and medicine. This includes policy for science (how we nurture the health of the research enterprise) and science for policy (how we use knowledge more effectively to achieve social goals), with emphasis on the latter. ISSUES is a place where researchers, government officials, business leaders, and others with a stake in public policy can share ideas and offer specific suggestions. ISSUES is published by Arizona State University and the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
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- public policy, science, technology, medicine, engineering, climate, social science, energy, transportation, innovation, science policy, biotechnology, research, academia, and ethics
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Megan Nicholson
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Kimberly Quach
Digital Engagement Editor, Issues in Science & Technology
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Jonathan Durkin
Space Systems Engineering MS | ASU Interplanetary & Luminosity Labs | CubeSat Systems Engineering Lead | Lunar Infrastructure Researcher
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Traveling for the holidays? It's the perfect time to catch up on #NotNowButSoon, our podcast miniseries hosted by Malka Older. She and her remarkable guests challenge the stories we often tell about disasters, and explore how we can use speculative fiction to create better futures and policies. https://lnkd.in/gDpMAp_J
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“To remain a global competitor,” writes Felicia Fullilove-Cashwell, Ph.D., “the United States must commit to building strong international scientific alliances, appropriating significant federal funding to international scientific cooperation, and strategically leveraging industry and philanthropy for a multiplier effect.” Read all the responses to Cole Donovan’s essay on science diplomacy here: https://lnkd.in/gXksxdrx
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On the latest episode of #TheOngoingTransformation podcast, Megan Nicholson explores chatbots with J.B. Branch, the Big Tech accountability advocate at Public Citizen. Branch discusses who is using chatbots, what the companies behind these AIs are doing, and how they might be regulated. https://lnkd.in/gSAg3wZb
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Poet and painter Richard Siken describes an image of his brain given to him by a neurologist following a stroke: “It looks like a map of a city on fire.” Read “Heat Map,” from Siken’s latest collection of poems: https://lnkd.in/gTtESqVu
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The AI boom means more demands on data centers—and running a data center requires complex technical infrastructure, vast environmental resources, and experienced human talent. In a new #FutureTenseFiction story by E. G. Condé, a labyrinthine data center is in the middle of a massive outage. When the corporation that owns the center fails to diagnose the problem, it’s forced to turn to human intuition to sniff out a more fundamental dilemma. https://lnkd.in/g2jTtBEg
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For schools that suffer a legacy of underinvestment, such as historically Black colleges and universities, Erin Lynch, Ph.D, EdD, CRA argues that chasing the R1 designation may come at a significant cost to their access-oriented missions.
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Today! Join us for a discussion about the legacy—and future—of the compact between science and society.
Was science’s “social contract”—the idea that in exchange for funding and autonomy, scientific research would produce social benefits—good for science and the public that funded it? This Thursday, November 20, at 3:00 PM ET, join us for a virtual conversation on the legacy of the social contract, and what its role might be in the future of the scientific enterprise. https://lnkd.in/gVqeMAvT
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What is the future of luxury dining, the role of humans in an automated workplace, and what do we really crave from a culinary experience? Mia Armstrong-López interviews Erin K. Wagner about her #FutureTenseFiction short short story, “The Middle.” https://lnkd.in/gmciXXPZ
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Was science’s “social contract”—the idea that in exchange for funding and autonomy, scientific research would produce social benefits—good for science and the public that funded it? This Thursday, November 20, at 3:00 PM ET, join us for a virtual conversation on the legacy of the social contract, and what its role might be in the future of the scientific enterprise. https://lnkd.in/gVqeMAvT