Showing posts with label Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Show all posts

Monday, December 10, 2018

THE FUTURE OF WORK - Robots

"The robots are coming.  Will they work with us?" PBS NewsHour 12/5/2018

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SUMMARY:  In the latest installment of our Future of Work series, Miles O’Brien visits MIT’s Interactive Robotics Laboratory to understand the “new species” of robots scientists are designing to work alongside humans safely.  Though the devices often excel at repetitive tasks, will they be able to function just as well in dynamic environments, such as the faced-paced world of health care?



REF:  Boston Dynamics - YouTube

Monday, June 04, 2018

LEADING EDGE - Who Become an Inventor?

"Who becomes an inventor?  This Arkansas Innovation Hub is trying to spark a new generation" PBS NewsHour 5/30/2018

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SUMMARY:  At MIT, Chris Jones led efforts to double minority enrollment in graduate programs.  Now back home in Arkansas, he's on a mission to reduce barriers for low-income people, women and people of color toward becoming innovators, makers, thinkers and entrepreneurs.  Jeffrey Brown reports.

Monday, May 21, 2018

UNIVERSITIES - As Portraits of Resilience Fighting Depression

"‘Portraits of Resilience’ destigmatize depression at one of the world’s top universities" (1 of 2) PBS NewsHour 5/14/2018

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SUMMARY:  Students at MIT are now part of a project to give a face and voice to a growing crisis across U.S. campuses.  When a computer science professor noticed more and more students were coming to discuss their mental health issues, he turned to photography to bring the stigmatized problem of depression into the open.  Now that project is a book, “Portraits of Resilience.”  Jeffrey Brown reports.




"How students who struggle with mental illness can find help" (2 of 2) PBS NewsHour 5/15/2018

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SUMMARY:  These three high-achieving students at one of the world's most prestigious universities have also suffered crippling depression and been through years of therapy and medication.  In the second part of his report, Jeffrey Brown hears how they got help with debilitating illness, then learns more about student mental health challenges and solutions from Alfiee Breland-Noble of Georgetown University.