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Goethe University mourns the loss of philosopher Jürgen Habermas
Goethe University FrankfurtPhilosopher Jürgen Habermas passed away this weekend at his home in Starnberg. Goethe University mourns the loss of its emeritus professor, who was a member of the university from 1964 to 1971 as Professor of Philosophy and Sociology, succeeding Max Horkheimer. Following his time as Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of the Scientific-Technological World, he returned to Goethe University in 1983 and remained Professor of Philosophy until his retirement in 1994.
How proper nutrition fuels hoop dreams during March Madness
George Mason UniversityFrom pandemic radars to "analog" living: JMIR publications explores the frontiers of AI safety and digital wellness
JMIR Publications- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
Digital platform aims to support high-stakes decisions in vascular surgery
Texas A&M UniversityRobots that learn everyday tasks, free humans from repetitive work
National Research Council of Science & TechnologyThe Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM, President Seog-Hyeon Ryu) announced that a research team led by Dr. Jeong-Jung Kim, Head of the Department of AI Machinery at the Research Institute of AI Robotics, has developed a robot task AI capable of performing everyday activities such as organizing items, clearing tables, and manipulating objects.
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- Ministry of Science and ICT
Cornell Atkinson: Financing the future of agriculture
Cornell UniversityCornell Atkinson and a host of partners are addressing challenges in finance and insurance to support farmers, now and in the future.
Tsutomu Sawai, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University
Hiroshima UniversityWhat a tiny primate reveals about the human heart’s pacemaker
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteA risk in the ripple: Understanding Heterobilharzia americana in dogs
Texas A&M UniversityOnce considered rare and geographically limited, Texas A&M research suggests that H. americana may be more common — and more widespread — than previously thought. Dogs can become infected with H. americana, a flatworm that lives in the blood vessels that drain the gastrointestinal tract, by contact with freshwater.