Seth Hollar is an engineering professor and entrepreneur who is involved—fittingly enough—with North Carolina State's Engineering Entrepreneurship Program. He works with college students who want to start their own companies. Their current focus is EcoPRT. The budding … [Read more...]
When Robots Meet Humans
What happens when self-driving cars—or other artificial intelligence—interact with human beings? How do we know what the robot will do? How does the robot respond to us? We discussed those questions, the current state of driverless cars, and more with Michael Clamann, an … [Read more...]
The Ethics of Self-Driving Cars
Philosophers like to make up stories, especially when they're talking about ethics and morality. These "thought experiments" are helpful tools to think through a problem. They help clarify what you really think about something. If you're debating whether or not lying is … [Read more...]
Share Your Thoughts on Self-Driving Cars
There are a lot of questions around self-driving cars, some of which we tried to bring out in this month's feature article. Are they good for our safety? For the environment? Are they worth the effort? Those questions demand answers, which is why we're asking the smartest … [Read more...]
Your Favorite Trail Blazer
Field Studies, PARI, Outdoor And yet it moves. It's a simple statement—it's only four words, after all. And yet it is hands-down the coolest statement I've ever heard. Some context is necessary to understand why that's the case, but it comes down to one thing: Galileo was … [Read more...]
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