Pandemic lessons: More health workers, less faxing—an Ars Frontiers recap
Our panel on pandemic lessons included Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo (center) and Dr. Caitlin Rivers (right). In many ways, modern advancements stole the show in the COVID-19 pandemic. With unprecedented speed, researchers decoded and shared the genetic blueprints of SARS-CoV-2. They developed highly effective, safe vaccines and treatments. Near real-time epidemiological data were at people's fingertips,…
Earth’s orbital debris problem is worsening, and policy solutions are difficult
Dave Hebert, Caleb Henry, Therese Jones, and Eric Berger at Ars Frontiers 2022 on the growing problem of orbital debris. Click here for transcript. One of the greatest threats to humanity's ongoing expansion into space is the proliferation of debris in low Earth orbit. During a panel discussion at the Ars Frontiers conference earlier this…
Ars Frontiers is here: Come (virtually) hang out with the experts
The Frontiers livestream. Your favorite Ars writers will appear inside of this magic box starting at 1:30 pm US Eastern Daylight Time! It's Frontiers Day at Ars Technica! Between the hours of 13:30 and 17:00 (all times US Eastern Daylight, UTC-4:00), we'll be carrying our livestreamed discussion with a half-dozen expert-packed panels on topics that…
It’s “now or never” on climate change, but that doesn’t mean...
Making our climate solutions equitable. Click here for transcript. Human beings have made tremendous scientific and technological breakthroughs, but our continued social and cultural advancement has come at the expense of our planet's ecosystems, endangered by human-driven global climate change. Ars Science Editor John Timmer joined climatologist Michael Mann of Penn State University (moving to…
Ars Frontiers is Monday, May 22: Top minds talk AI, mRNA,...
Aurich Lawson Updated: We're almost there! Ars Frontiers is next Monday, May 22, and the show gets started at 13:30 US Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4:00). We'll be streaming via Youtube and embedding the stream in a story on the Ars homepage. See you soon! Ars Technica is pleased to announce the return of Ars Frontiers,…
Ars Frontiers recap: What happens to developers when AI can code?
Our second AI panel of the day, featuring Georgetown University's Drew Lohn (center) and Luta Security CEO Katie Moussouris (right). Skip to 3:01:12 if the link doesn't take you directly there. Click here for a transcript of the session. The final panel of the day at our Frontiers conference this year was hosted by me—though…
