Category: Writing
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Breaking Barriers: Marie Maynard Daly, STEM Pioneer (STEM Women)
In this guest post, I explore the life of Marie Maynard Daly through the lens of my own journey as a minority woman in STEM. This piece was originally published on STEM Women. February 11 is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The goal is to recognize the critical role of girls…
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Will robots care for you in your old age? (MarketWatch)
Eliezer Yudkowsky, a leading proponent of “friendly” artificial intelligence, offers a cautionary observation about the potential of AI — performing tasks that usually require human intelligence. “The greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence,” he writes, “is that people conclude too early that they understand it.” Any serious discussion of AI’s impact on the aging population must…
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Tech, alcohol, and ageism on the minds of experts (Next Avenue)
Late last month, more than 6,000 professionals in gerontology and geriatrics convened in San Francisco for the 21st IAGG World Congress, an event that occurs every four years, and brings together representatives from disciplines such as medicine, nursing, and social science, to address the latest ideas to improve the quality of life for older adults.…
