Hr2: Teaching Robots Right From Wrong, 7 Lessons On Physics, Virtual Reality and Social Media
How do you teach robots to behave ethically? One way is to feed robots human stories, and train them to model their behavior after the protagonists. Plus, theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli explains the fundamentals of modern physics in just 80 pages, and a look at social VR.
Hr1: News Roundup, DTC Drug Ads, Pandemics
In 1994, Laurie Garrett and Stephen Ostroff came on Science Friday to contemplate some troubling trends in public health. Twenty-two years later, they are back for a check-up. Plus, stories from the week in science.
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HIV Prevention, Ancient Armadillos, and Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads
An HIV prevention tool specifically developed for women. And the potential side effects of direct-to-consumer drug ads.
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A Brief, Poetic Tour of Modern Physics
Theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli explains the fundamentals of modern physics in just 80 pages, in his Seven Brief Lessons On Physics.
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Storytelling Teaches Robots Right and Wrong
How do you teach robots to behave ethically? One way is to feed robots human stories, and train them to model their behavior after the tales’ protagonists.
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How Can Virtual Reality Plug In to Social Media?
More immersive media could help us forge deeper digital and real-world connections.
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Forecasting The Future Of Pandemics—In 1994
In 1994, Laurie Garrett and Stephen Ostroff came on Science Friday to contemplate some troubling trends in public health. Twenty-two years later, they’re back for a check-up.
Hr2: Hacked Hospitals, Silicon Valley Diversity, Printing Living Cells
More tech companies are pledging to increase diversity in their workforce, but their employee numbers remain the same. Plus, how scientists used living cells to 3-D-print ear, bone, and muscle structures.
Hr1: News Roundup, El Nino, Malnutrition and the Microbiome
El Nino’s atmospheric influence is global, affecting fish stocks off Peru and potentially driving up malaria deaths in East Africa. Plus, is malnutrition due to more than just a lack of access to quality food?
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Forecasting Financial Crises, Thawing Water Bears, and the Pros of a Big Deductible
Economists look to ecology for inspiration. Plus, the good and bad of a high deductible on your health care plan.