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Transnational Currents in the Gulf: People, Money & Ideas: Session 3
Experts from a variety of disciplines met for a three-session conference on topics relating to the Gulf region. The final session focused on ideas, including Iran’s role in the Persian Gulf, the effect of technology and the youth culture on [...]globalization, the Iraq War, and class exclusions.
Hosted by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on March 26, 2010.
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Good News from Africa: Session I
The all-day conference Good News from Africa, part of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future Africa 2060 research program, brings together leading experts on Africa to present critical assessments of the [...]continent’s current trends in social, cultural, political, and economic development in four discussion panels. The first, on social development, is an analysis of the quality and number of peace studies programs in Africa, as well as discussions about cell phone emergence in Kenya and pesticide exposure in relation to the health of South African female workers.
Hosted by the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on April 16, 2010.
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How Globalization Affects Nutrition
Boston University Nutrition Professor Joan Salge Blake describes the correlation between globalization, technological advances, nutrition and lifestyle.
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Nano-technology: Jumping the Valley of Death
Here, Stine Grodal, Boston University School of Management Assistant Professor of Strategy & Innovation, discusses new innovations in the nano-tech field, the role that government and science policy are playing in supporting nano-technology [...]innovation, and what we could do to better align the incentives of science and business.
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Future Challenges: Technology and Development
The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future seminar series Future Challenges presents a discussion on Technology and Development. Three experts from three different fields address the question, "In terms of poverty, what [...]does technology do or what can it do to start addressing great poverty challenges?"
Hosted by Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future on November 3, 2008.
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Paul Streeten: Technological Nightmares, Part 1
Paul Streeten discusses the topic of technological progress - namely, the negative consequences often attributed to such progress. Advancements in technology are unfairly tied to things like pollution and environmental degradation, he says, and for [...]decades, doomsayers have wrongly predicted that the world is coming to an end.
Hosted by Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on October 7, 2003.
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Paul Streeten: Technological Nightmares, Part 2
Paul Streeten completes his two-part lecture on technological progress. In this second discussion, he poses a question to his audience: should we try to slow down technological progress? He gives reasons why we shouldn't - international trade and [...]military defense require up-to-speed technology, for example - but also lists reasons we should control technological progress.
Hosted by Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future on October 14, 2003.
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How Will Generative AI Impact My Field of Study?
It’s been nearly a year since OpenAI first unveiled ChatGPT, its large language model–based chatbot. That served for many as the introduction of the formidable capabilities of generative AI technology. In the ensuing months, we’ve witnessed the [...]emergence of numerous generative AI applications.
How is this new technology likely to impact students’ majors and professional lives? We reached out to Terriers representing a broad range of disciplines—computing and data sciences, the arts and humanities, education, and healthcare—and asked them to talk about the potential impact they think generative AI could have on their fields of study and their careers. In our video, some students talk about how they’ve embraced the possibilities the technology offers, others express concerns over the threats they worry it poses. Regardless of where they come down on the topic, everyone acknowledges that AI is poised to leave an indelible mark on society moving forward.
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BU Club Explores AR and VR Technology
Do you know the difference between augmented reality and virtual reality? Are you interested in discovering how to build things using AR and VR technology, or finding out how they can advance entertainment, education, and industry? That's what [...]BU’s AR/VR club is all about. Open to all majors and to students at all levels of expertise, members experiment and play with virtual reality systems and VR software, augmented reality devices and AR apps. The club also hosts workshops on using AR and VR development software like ARKit.
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