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Your smart speaker is always listening

by Molly Wood Apr 12, 2019

And someone on the other side of it may be listening, too.

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Higher-ed tech programs helped to lure Amazon

by Amy Scott Nov 14, 2018

Colleges and universities producing a pipeline of talent were a significant draw.

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What kind of 'intelligent' is your artificial intelligence?

by David Brancaccio and Ali Oshinskie Oct 22, 2018

Is Alexa programmed to be polite? Depends who's programming her.

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What kind of 'intelligent' is your artificial intelligence?

by David Brancaccio and Ali Oshinskie Oct 22, 2018

Is Alexa programmed to be polite? Depends who's programming her.

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What would our health care system look like if doctors spoke the same language as engineers?

by Lauren Silverman Dec 11, 2017

Texas A&M University will start training doctors and nurses to also be engineers.

Physician-engineer Roderic Pettigrew will be the first CEO of Texas A&M's new Engineering Health initiative.

Sam Craft, courtesy of Texas A&M Health Science Center

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My First Job

My First Job: Rosie the Riveter

by Robert Garrova Jun 9, 2015

Marian Sousa's first job was in a WWII shipyard.

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At Harvard, even the meat smoker is smart

by Marketplace Contributor May 25, 2015

Part of the curriculum for one engineering class has been cooking lots of brisket.

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Learning Curve

Caltech's little engineers that could

by Deepa Fernandes Feb 12, 2015

Infants and toddlers learn engineering principles at university child-care center.

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Santa Claus 2.0: Building drones to replace Rudolph

by Molly Wood Dec 24, 2012

A Santa Claus we met on the street in Brooklyn also happens to be an electrical engineering hobbyist who wants to 'replace reindeer with drones.'

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Closing the gender gap in patent filing

by Marketplace Contributor Mar 22, 2012

Freakonomics' Stephen Dubner on one scientifically-proven way that helps women embrace risk.

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