Science and Technology
Technology and Democracy
U.S. society is in the throes of deep societal polarization that not only leads to political paralysis, but also threatens the very foundations of democracy. The phrase āThe...
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Fighting for the Ethical Use of Technology
Enhanced soldiers. Autonomous weapons systems. Ever-present surveillance. Across the globe weapons technology advancements seem to be developed at an astonishing rate. While these...
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Optics and ‘Natural Magic’ in the Renaissance
Most people know the story of Galileo and the telescope, but his marvelous new instrument was only one of many optical oddities and inventions that delighted and puzzled the...
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The Future of Work
November 30, 2023 marks one year into the ChatGPT era and one of the most pressing concerns we hear from all quarters is: How will this affect the future of work and what the...
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Clear Genius
In his workshop in Room 119 of the centrally located but inconspicuous Rad Lab building, Kiva Ford does what he dreamed of doing as a boy: He makes a living making things. āThe...
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Driving Social Impact in public health and conservation
For more than 15 years, Milind Tambeās team has been focused on AI for social impact, deploying end-to-end systems in areas of public health, conservation and public safety. In...
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AI and Education in Practice
John Behrens ā83, the director of the Technology and Digital Studies Program and the director of digital strategy for the College of Arts & Letters, along with Khan Academyās...
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Accountability in a Sustainable World Conference
The 2023 Accountability in a Sustainable World conference will delve into regulation, sustainability reporting, capital allocation, and performance metrics. The conversation will...
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AI and the very old world order
Over the last few years, a growing number of scholars have argued that the impact of AI is repeating the patterns of colonial history. If European colonialism was characterized by...
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Trusted AI Needs Trusted Data
In the buzz around AI, letās not ignore the role of data for developing AI we can trust, says one Notre Dame computational scientist. Two years ago, Notre DameĀ launchedĀ the...
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Liquid Sunshine: Scotch Whisky & Irish Whiskey
George Bernard Shaw famously called whiskey āliquid sunshine.ā But what does it really take to bottle sunshine? Join Notre Dame chemistry professor Ken Kuno and Ron C....
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Oppenheimer, with Leonard DeLorenzo, Phil Sakimoto, and Ted Barron
In 1965, in an NBC News documentary, J. Robert Oppenheimer reflected on his role in leading the Manhattan Project that yielded the first nuclear weapons by saying this: āWe knew...
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