But What About the Stellar Occultation Data of Pluto's Atmosphere?Before the flyby of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, one of the major sources of data about Pluto's atmosphere was ground-based observational data of light intensity as Pluto moved in front of a background star. From these data the temperature of Pluto's atmosphere as a function of altitude was derived using ...
Viruses are ubiquitous - and weird - little critters. Biologists can't even agree if they are truly "living" entities. But if viruses aren't alive, then how did they evolve and where did they come from? Stanford microbiologist Lauren Popov will lead us on an exploration of the mainstream hypotheses about ...
Malignant: How Cancer Becomes UsProfessor Lochlann Jain of the Anthropology Department conducts research primarily concerned with how stories are told about injuries. Her 2013 book, Malignant: How Cancer Becomes Us, explores why cancer remains so confounding, despite the billions of dollars spent in the search for a cure. It has won numerous awards, including ...
Artificial intelligence is quickly moving from science fiction to science fact. But how should industries harness AI to extract business insight from data? Drawing on a number of real-world examples from mobile apps, healthcare, and education, Michael Ludden explains how machine learning can be democratized, augmenting human understanding and knowledge ...
