Amazon Data Centers and Nuke Plants
TOPIC: The technology company Amazon is building a large data center near the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania; Amazon intends to access the plant’s power. How much electrical power will the data center require and how much power does the nuclear plant put out? What benefit could powering a data center from a nuclear reactor have over obtaining power from an electrical grid? What kind of jobs will this data center provide and what are some concerns about the sustainability of those jobs? What are data centers and how is Amazon dependent on them? SEARCH TERMS: Amazon AND (“data center” OR “data centers”) AND Pennsylvania AND nuclear
Canada: G7 Summit Discussions in Education
TOPIC: The education priorities discussed at the G7 summit in Kananaskis were a holistic approach in identifying the opportunities and challenges ahead for 21st -century cultures and societies. Beyond the perennial discussions regarding literacy, numeracy, STEM, and more, what were some of the existential threats considered that can destabilize education systems? How do those threats differ between developing countries and advanced economies? Which areas of the world suffer the most from disparities in education? What types of skills are needed to be taught for those being educated to thrive in the 21st -century labor force?
SEARCH TERMS: (G7 OR "G7 summit" OR "Group of Seven") NEAR30 (education OR "education priorities" OR teacher OR school OR students OR skills OR learning OR youth)
Australia: AI Offers a Voice to Thought
TOPIC: Working with a non-invasive artificial intelligence system, researchers from the University of Technology Sydney have developed a brain-computer interface that translates imagined speech into readable text. How does the system analyze brainwaves for thought? How does thought get decoded? How does the accuracy obtained during the trials of these non-invasive brain-computer interfaces compare to invasive brain-computer models? What types of promising uses might the new non-invasive technology be applied to for people living with medical or communicative disabilities?
SEARCH TERMS: (AI OR "artificial intelligence") AND (speech AND text) AND "braincomputer"
United Kingdom Rolls Out a “Trojan Horse” for Blood Cancer
TOPIC: The National Health Service (NHS) has rolled out a new targeted therapy, referred to as a “Trojan Horse,” to treat those living with blood cancer, particularly multiple myeloma. How does the Trojan Horse work? What results were produced in its clinical trials? How does the targeted therapy approach to treating blood cancer differ from previous treatments? What types of advances are being made in treating cancers with safer drugs rather than with harsh chemotherapies, which can have debilitating side effects?
SEARCH TERMS: ("United Kingdom" OR UK OR NHS OR "National Health Service") AND "blood cancer" AND "trojan horse")