How satellites and AI help fight wildfires today

Fire spotters used to watch with binoculars from forest towers. Now, technology can help forecast fire behavior, but human experience is still essential.

John W. Daily, Research Professor in Thermo Fluid Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
Jan. 30, 2025 • ~6 min

Noise in the brain enables us to make extraordinary leaps of imagination. It could transform the power of computers too

From more accurate climate modelling to the prospect of truly creative computers, the brain’s use of noise has a lot to teach us.

Tim Palmer, Royal Society Research Professor, University of Oxford • conversation
Oct. 20, 2022 • ~30 min

Hospitals are near their limits – computer models can help keep their doors open

Faced unexpected rises in COVID-19 admissions, computer models can help senior managers plan the use of hospital beds.

Gillian Hopkins Anderson, Research Associate, Management Science, Strathclyde Business School, University of Strathclyde, University of Strathclyde • conversation
Jan. 19, 2021 • ~6 min

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