Tag Archives: Science

31May/23

Kingdom Code is a scientific community

May 31, 2023 /Lifestyle/ — Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. It is a process of discovery that involves making observations, formulating hypotheses, and testing those hypotheses through experiments.

Science can be seen as a miracle because it allows us to understand the world around us in a way that was not possible before. It has given us the ability to cure diseases, develop new technologies, and explore the universe. Continue reading

27Jan/23

ChatGPT: why education should embrace the AI chatbot, not shun it

Brian Lucey, Trinity College Dublin and Michael Dowling, Dublin City University

Just under two months ago, the US artificial intelligence company OpenAI introduced a program called ChatGPT. Essentially an advanced chatbot, it has been the subject of much debate.

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15Dec/22

Why I’m righting the wrongs of my early research and sharing my scientific data with local communities

Sallie Burrough, University of Oxford

“You know what’s wrong with scientific power? It’s a form of inherited wealth. And you know what assholes congenitally rich people are.” That’s how filmmaker Michael Crichton put it in Jurassic Park nearly 30 years ago. The problem of scientific colonialism has not, however, gone away.

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13Nov/22

Justina Mutale Foundation Launches US$10M Stem Scholarship for Zambia

Press Release, 13 Nov 2022 /Justina Mutale/ —

HE Justina Mutale Foundation have launched a US$10 million (ten million US dollars) Africa Presidential STEM Fellows USA Programme for Zambia.
Under the name, Justina Mutale Foundation Presidential STEM Fellows USA Programme, the programme will offer students in Zambia, who hold a first degree in a STEM-based subject (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), an opportunity to study at Master’s degree level in the USA.
The Programme forms part of the African Presidential STEM Fellows Programme, which is run as Fellowships Programme for African Presidents; Vice Presidents; Royalty; Foundations and billionaires. Continue reading