From On Body to Out of Body User ExperienceThere are many urgent problems facing the planet: a degrading environment, a healthcare system in crisis, and educational systems that are failing to produce creative, innovative thinkers to solve tomorrow's problems. I will illustrate how we are addressing these grand challenges in our research by building systems that balance innovative ...
Integrating large quantities of wind and solar energy is often considered a challenge due to the intermittent nature of renewable generation. I present evidence on the costs and benefits of renewable power based on data from the Iberian Electricity market, which as of 2012 produces over 20% of its electricity ...
Ursula K. Le Guin, one of America's most prolific and celebrated authors, has published a dizzying array of novels, short stories, and poems. In books like The Left Hand of Darkness and The Farthest Shore, she explores themes of environmentalism, gender, and politics. In 2014, she received the National Book ...