Why AI can’t replace air traffic controllers
An air traffic safety expert explains why humans will remain central to managing the nation’s airports and airspace even as AI promises to improve air traffic control.
Amy Pritchett, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, Penn State •
conversation
Jan. 30, 2024 • ~10 min
Jan. 30, 2024 • ~10 min
Digitized records from wildlife centers show the most common ways that humans harm wild animals
Hundreds of wildlife rehabilitation centers across the US and Canada treat sick and injured animals and birds. Digitizing their records is yielding valuable data on human-wildlife encounters.
Richard B. Primack, Professor of Biology, Boston University •
conversation
Nov. 22, 2023 • ~8 min
Nov. 22, 2023 • ~8 min
What are roundabouts? A transportation engineer explains the safety benefits of these circular intersections
Whether you call them rotaries, traffic circles or roundabouts, they offer a safer alternative to the four-way stop. But the modern roundabout has been decades in the making.
Deogratias Eustace, Professor of Civil, Environmental and Engineering Mechanics, University of Dayton •
conversation
Oct. 25, 2023 • ~7 min
Oct. 25, 2023 • ~7 min
Air traffic control chaos: how human error can lead a tiny glitch to spiral out of control
The chaos caused over the August bank holiday may well have been preventable.
Kirk Chang, Professor of Management and Technology, University of East London
• conversation
Sept. 6, 2023 • ~7 min
Sept. 6, 2023 • ~7 min
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