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Hitting the Books: AI is making people think faster, not smarter | Engadget
There is too much internet and our attempts to keep up with the breakneck pace of, well, everything these days — it is breaking our brains. By Andrew Tarantola | @terrortola | March 5, 2023 10:30 AM Parsing through the deluge of inundating information hoisted up by algorithmic systems built to maximize engagement has trained…
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NASA’s JPL appoints its first female director | Engadget
By J. Fingas@jonfingas, January 29th, 2022 NASA isn’t just interested in putting more women in space. The agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has appointed Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Dr. Laurie Leshin as its first female director. She’ll assume the role on May 16th, replacing former director Michael Watkins (who retired in August 2021) and interim director Lt.…
