Killer robots: Experts warn of ‘third revolution in warfare’
More than 100 leading robotics experts are urging the United Nations to take action in order to prevent the development of "killer robots".
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Bizarre dinosaur mystery solved
Cambridge University scientists believe they have solved the puzzle of where the so-called 'Frankenstein' dinosaur, the Chilesaurus, fits in the dinosaur family tree.
World’s oldest publisher reverses ‘shameful’ China censorship
Cambridge University Press has reversed a decision to censor hundreds of articles at the request of the Chinese government after a backlash from academics and activists.
Universities ‘should be chastened by bigotry among well-educated’
When Ruth Simmons became president of Brown University in 2001, one of her first initiatives was to tackle the institution’s slave history, which she said had “simply been erased”.
So Much for a Honeymoon
Duke’s president decided to take down Robert E. Lee statue after less than two months on the job.
UT-Austin removes Confederate statues in the middle of the night
In a surprise move, workers at the University of Texas at Austin removed multiple Confederate statues from a prominent grass mall on campus late Sunday night.
These three countries are winning the global robot race
When it comes to making machines to perform tasks that humans have done for years, the United States, China and India are far ahead of anyone else
Should Grad Students Publish?
Two vastly different disciplines consider whether there are too many journal articles these days, and whether graduate student publishing is part of the problem. Some see that analysis as shortsighted.
Does ‘net zero’ live up to the hype?
I first become interested in zero energy buildings in 2003.
Email prank ‘tricks’ Breitbart editors
A British "prankster" has said editors at right-wing news website Breitbart replied to spoof emails purporting to come from Trump adviser Steve Bannon.
