DNA of the News – The Rosetta Project – Landing On A Comet – Dec 10 2024

The story of the European Space Agency (ESA) Rosetta mission includes 7.9 billion km traveled in space, 280 GB of data collected, and 100,000 images taken. The mission was to reach Comet 67P, drop a probe on its surface, and study the comet. Among the questions the scientists considered was whether the water on planet Earth indeed came from a comment making rounds in the universe.

White House Chronicle – Artificial Intelligence – Nov 10 2024

Peter Morici thinks that AI gives Americans good reason to be optimistic. Morici, columnist, economist and emeritus business professor at the University of Maryland, looks at AI in an almost fatherly way. As AI grows up, there is going to be bad behavior, but we should watch for it not stifle the technology with regulation. It has the potential to do wonderful things, from finding us perfect matches to fostering new industries. He speaks with Host Llewellyn King and Co-host Adam Clayton Powell III.

Maine Digital – Bioengineering Needs the Humanities

On December 4, 2023, the University of Maine System's Research and Innovation Speaker Series held a webinar featuring John Muthyala, Professor, Department of English, University of Southern Maine. Muthyala reflects on the National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute on "Our SHARED Future: Science, Humanities, Arts, Research Ethics, and Deliberation" held at Arizona State University in summer 2023. The webinar was moderated by Danielle O'Neill, Assistant Director of Research Development for Faculty Outreach and Education at the Office of Research and Development, University of Maine, Orono.

Maine Digital – Chelsea McKelvey

Professor Chelsea McKelvey, Clemson University, SC, talked about the Institute with Professor John Muthyala, University of Southern Maine.

Maine Digital – Lara Kattekola

Professor Lara Kattekola, LaGuardia Community College, NY, talked about the Institute with Professor John Muthyala, University of Southern Maine.

Maine Digital – Hassan Ajami

Professor Hassan Ajami, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Arizona, talked about the Institute with Professor John Muthyala, University of Southern Maine.