Stories Tagged as
Engineering
Your smart speaker is always listening
by
Molly Wood
Apr 12, 2019
And someone on the other side of it may be listening, too.
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.
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.
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.
What would our health care system look like if doctors spoke the same language as engineers?
Dec 11, 2017
Texas A&M University will start training doctors and nurses to also be engineers.
At Harvard, even the meat smoker is smart
May 25, 2015
Part of the curriculum for one engineering class has been cooking lots of brisket.
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Caltech's little engineers that could
Feb 12, 2015
Infants and toddlers learn engineering principles at university child-care center.
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.'
Closing the gender gap in patent filing
Mar 22, 2012
Freakonomics' Stephen Dubner on one scientifically-proven way that helps women embrace risk.