AI copilot enhances human precision for safer aviation

Designed to ensure safer skies, “Air-Guardian” blends human intuition with machine precision, creating a more symbiotic relationship between pilot and aircraft.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Oct. 3, 2023 ~5 min

Coca-Cola's biggest challenge in greening its operations is its own global marketing strategy

Coca-Cola has made ambitions climate and sustainability pledges, but marketing its products worldwide will always be a top priority.

Bart Elmore, Professor of History, The Ohio State University • conversation
May 23, 2023 ~9 min


How to spot a cyberbot – five tips to keep your device safe

How to know if your computers are infected for use in a distributed denial of service attack.

Andrew Moore, Senior Lecturer Practitioner in Cyber and Networking, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Jan. 18, 2023 ~8 min

The opioid crisis isn’t just the Sacklers’ fault – and making Purdue Pharma pay isn’t enough on its own to fix the pharmaceutical industry’s deeper problems

Making them pay is important but it’s not going to stop drugmakers from endangering public health.

David Herzberg, Associate Professor of History, University at Buffalo • conversation
July 26, 2022 ~11 min

A robot that can help you untangle your hair

Robotic arm equipped with a hairbrush helps with brushing tasks and could be an asset in assistive-care settings.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
May 5, 2021 ~6 min

How engineering can contribute to a reimagining of the US public health system

A revamping of health care engineering in the US can help reimagine public health.

Woodrow W. Winchester III, Graduate Program Director, Professional Engineering Programs, University of Maryland, Baltimore County • conversation
Jan. 21, 2021 ~7 min

COVID vaccine: some waste is normal – but here's how it is being kept to a minimum

With reports emerging of vaccine wastage across the world, medical supply chain experts explain why that's to be expected.

Liz Breen, Director of the Digital Health Enterprise Zone (DHEZ), University of Bradford, Reader in Health Service Operations, University of Bradford • conversation
Jan. 11, 2021 ~8 min

Vaccine delays reveal unexpected weak link in supply chains: A shortage of workers

The shipment of goods to suppliers has become technologically sophisticated. Delays in getting out the COVID-19 vaccine to people show that the breakdowns come down to something more basic.

Anna Nagurney, John F. Smith Memorial Professor of Operations Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst • conversation
Jan. 8, 2021 ~10 min


The cold supply chain can't reach everywhere – that's a big problem for equitable COVID-19 vaccination

So far, the only COVID-19 vaccines authorized for use need to be kept frozen. But there are many places in the world that can't support a cold supply chain.

Charles M. Schweik, Professor of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst • conversation
Jan. 4, 2021 ~7 min

What vaccine distribution planners can learn from Amazon and Walmart

COVID-19 vaccines have very specific storage requirements that make shipping a difficult task. Two ideas – fulfillment centers and cross-docking – could help overcome some distribution challenges.

Christopher S. Tang, Distinguished Professor and Edward W. Carter Chair in Business Administration., University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
Dec. 15, 2020 ~7 min

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