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Tracing the Roots of Motion Capture

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Published: December 3, 2025 11:00

Frank and Lillian Gilbreth’s pioneering motion studies laid the groundwork for the sophisticated systems used in biomechanics, animation, and virtual environments today. The post Tracing the Roots of Motion Capture appeared first on Issues in Science and…

A Path Into the Bioeconomy

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Published: December 2, 2025 11:00

By creating a space that provides safety, equipment, and training, can community biology labs spread the benefits of the bioeconomy? The post A Path Into the Bioeconomy appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.

The Measured Body

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Published: December 1, 2025 11:00

Redesigning motion capture systems to be more representative of real human bodies and movements could make them fairer and more useful for applications such as law enforcement and medical diagnostics. The post The Measured Body appeared first on Issues in…

Making AI Chatbots Safer

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Published: November 25, 2025 13:47

AI chatbots generate conversations with users and can appear, at times, quite human. J. B. Branch discusses who is using chatbots, what the companies behind these AIs are doing, and how they might be regulated. The post Making AI Chatbots Safer appeared…

Why Should Taxpayers Care About Scientific Cooperation?

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Published: November 25, 2025 11:00

Promoting international scientific cooperation has national security, intellectual, economic, and societal benefits for the American people. The post Why Should Taxpayers Care About Scientific Cooperation? appeared first on Issues in Science and…

Heat Map

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Published: November 24, 2025 11:00

Poet and painter Richard Siken describes a brain scan given to him by a neurologist following a stroke: “It looks like a map of a city on fire.” The post Heat Map appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.

Drawing the Great Hall

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Published: November 19, 2025 11:00

Visitors are often astonished as they enter the gilded Great Hall, the focal point of the National Academy of Sciences building. The post Drawing the Great Hall appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.

Don’t Forget the Farmers

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Published: November 18, 2025 11:00

Will farmers see a benefit from modernized soil tests that provide more accurate assessments of soil quality—and therefore land value? The post Don’t Forget the Farmers appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.

Stony the Road We Trod: The Tradeoffs Universities Face in Chasing the R1 Designation

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Published: November 17, 2025 11:00

As America’s science enterprise is challenged to be more competitive with fewer resources, recognizing and supporting the research capacity of non-R1s offers a path toward a more dynamic innovation landscape. The post Stony the Road We Trod: The Tradeoffs…

Beauty in Every Body

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Published: November 12, 2025 11:00

Anatomy has long been recognized as a field at the crossroads of politics, medicine, crime, taboo, professionalism, modesty, racism, sexism, and much else. A new book goes beyond these issues in exploring anatomy’s past, asking if early anatomical…

Not Now, But Soon: The Art of Portraying War

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Published: November 11, 2025 13:24

Brigitte van der Sande has spent 25 years studying how war is represented in art—research that brought her to many active conflict zones. She discusses how art humanizes the victims of war and spurs action, and how humor and imagination can be forces for…