‘Message received’? How health, education and trans rights advocates feel after Sask. election
Advocates in health, education and sexual health education are waiting to see if Moe’s “message received” vow holds up…
Building Children’s Futures: Implementing Child Rights Impact Assessments
The project Building Children’s Futures: Using Children’s Rights to Recover from the Global Pandemic, of which Eurochild was a partner, used Ireland as a case study to explore how a child rights-based approach, utilising Child Rights Impact Assessments (CRIAs), can be embedded in decision-making in times of emergency…
From Campus to Cosmos: NASA Grants Boost Student, University Innovation
Human exploration on the lunar surface is no small feat. It requires technologists and innovators from all walks of life to tackle many challenges, including feet. From designing astronaut boots, addressing hazardous Moon dust, and researching new ways to land on Mars, NASA is funding valuable research through M-STAR (Minority University Research and Education Project’s…
Florida voters fail to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution
The Florida effort to protect abortion rights faced intense resistance from the start from Republican lawmakers, as well as the DeSantis administration…
The Download: inside animals’ minds, and how to make AI agents useful
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What do jumping spiders find sexy? How DIY tech is offering insights into the animal mind. Studying the minds of other animals comes with a challenge that human psychologists don’t usually face: Your……Do Spiders Dream Like Humans Do?
During the pandemic, researcher Daniela Rößler couldn’t go out, so she started looking around her for her next research project. Then she found a really big one, and it had been right in front of her all along…
3D printing with light and sound could let us copy human organs
One day, doctors might be able to 3D print copies of your organs in order to test a variety of drugs, thanks to a new technique that uses light and sound for rapid printing…
Democracy is being tested. Citizen assemblies can help | Ketakandriana Rafitoson
How can everyday people help foster and protect democracy? Detailing her work fighting for people power as an activist in Madagascar, Ketakandriana Rafitoson discusses how citizen assemblies — meetings where ordinary citizens get educated about democracy — empower communities to protect their rights, debate important civic questions and take action to create a brighter future…