Nasa’s Valkyrie robot could help build Mars base
The semi-autonomous robot is able to use human tools and guide itself across difficult terrain.
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Most Americans support free tuition for workers replaced by robots, study says
A new study finds that a majority of Americans support free community college tuition for workers replaced by robots.
Iowa man used his secret fortune to send 33 strangers to college
Dale Schroeder was a simple, humble man from Iowa, who ended up changing the lives of 33 people forever.
Academics think, ‘others value journal prestige and metrics, not me’
Study pinpoints ‘disconnect’ between what academics value when submitting work for publication, and what they think others value
Instead of Closure, a Merger
As peers around it shut their doors, Vermont's Marlboro College will become part of the larger, healthier University of Bridgeport.
Faculty union hides membership plunge after Supreme Court bans mandatory fees: report
‘This has been a repeated pattern’ for union leader, professor says
Fortnite World Cup: Players battle for biggest total prize pool
The finals of the Fortnite World Cup are taking place in a stadium in New York, with the winner set to earn more prize money than Simona Halep and Novak Djokovic won as Wimbledon champions.
Warren wants to cancel BILLIONS in student loans. How exactly would that work?
Senator and 2020 Democrat presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren unveiled her new student debt relief plan.
Outrage over professor’s claim that US academy is ‘sweet racket’
Wall Street Journal op-ed on faculty salaries prompts collective fact check from scholars
The end of ‘American Philosophy’? Adherents move annual conference … to Mexico
As some philosophers question if ‘American Philosophy’ is a fading specialization, its leaders infuse it with globalism
