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Mission Control Center (MCC), Houston, Texas, during the Gemini 5 flight.
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Robert J. Marks
Date
January 23, 2019
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Artificial Intelligence, Work
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STEM EDUCATION 1. Pursuing Nerd Quality Over Nerd Quantity

Reducing math and science to practice is what engineers do. Scientists didn’t put a man on the moon. Engineers did.
Robert J. Marks
January 23, 2019
Artificial Intelligence, Work
Overall, computer applications will impact our society and culture as much as electricity did. And we’re living smack in the middle of the transformation. Read More ›
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Winston Ewert
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October 30, 2018
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Social Factors
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Is Technology Neutral?

Or does it change our world whether we like it or not?
Winston Ewert
October 30, 2018
Social Factors
People tend to be one of two minds when it comes to technology. One group views technology as directional—altering those cultures it reaches. They construct plausible narratives about how this or that technology has changed our culture. The second group views technology as neutral. They dismiss the narrative put forward by the first group, explaining that such changes are due to forces within the culture, not to technology. Read More ›