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What the 2003 Blackout Revealed About the U.S. Power Grid
In 2003, a blackout crippled areas of the U.S. and Canada, leaving some 50 million people in the dark. Years later, we are still grappling with concerns over the vulnerability of our power grid.
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Memes, the New Political Cartoon, Are Transforming Social Commentary
Political memes are being deployed to share opinions, similar to how editorial cartoons were used in the past – but with one important difference.
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Lesson Plan: Can Driverless Cars Predict How Pedestrians Will Behave?
As self-driving cars move closer to becoming a reality on streets and highways, can engineers create software able to predict human behavior and keep pedestrians safe? Researchers at the University of Michigan are working on a solution that may one day revolutionize how passengers get from point A to point B. They’re teaching algorithms that run self-driving cars to analyze pedestrian behavior to predict where a person will move next. Being able to accurately predict a person’s whole trajectory remains a challenge.
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Lesson Plan: Biotechnology – Gene Therapy and Gene Editing
Students will learn about the tremendous potential of gene therapy and gene editing, including CRISPR Cas-9, to cure and mitigate disease, as well as the scientific and ethical challenges surrounding these approaches.
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Lesson Plan: The Space Race — the Challenger Tragedy
Students will learn about the development of the nation’s space program, including a seminal event during Ronald Reagan’s presidency: the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger and its lasting aftermath.
