Researchers Examine How to Attract, Retain Women in Transportation IndustryIn a report titled Attracting and Retaining Women in the Transportation Industry, MTI research associates Dr. Robert Bertini and Jodi Godfrey suggest that the factor most likely driving women away from the transportation industry is a lack of female mentors and role models in the field.
Publish date: 02/21/2019
Workplace Theft is on the RiseHave you ever slipped a roll of tape into your purse from the office supply closet? How about grabbing some Post-it notes from your desk to make a grocery list?
Publish date: 02/21/2019
Website AI Creates Headshots of Nonexistent People On-DemandA software engineer from Uber, hoping to highlight what artificial intelligence (AI) is capable of, created a website featuring headshots of people who do not exist.
Publish date: 02/21/2019
Computer Engineer in China Builds AI-powered Shelter for Stray CatsUsing AI, the high-tech shelter is kept at a constant 80° F, offering strays a warm place to sleep and regularly dispensed meals.
Publish date: 02/21/2019
Researchers Call on Citizen Scientists to Contribute Images to Hand DatabaseResearchers from Lancaster University, U.K., are calling on citizen scientists to submit images of their hands to build a searchable hand image database.
Publish date: 02/14/2019
Infants welcome at Iowa workplaceA Midwest division of Girl Scouts of the United States of America is allowing employees to bring their newborns into the office daily.
Publish date: 02/14/2019
UK Study Predicts AI Will Overtake 30% of Jobs by 2030According to the study from U.K. company PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), more than 30% of the jobs in the U.K. are likely to be overtaken by developments in artificial intelligence (AI).
Publish date: 02/14/2019
Let's do science: Girls More Interested in Doing Science than Being ScientistsResearchers from New York University and Princeton discovered that using an action verb — do science — when encouraging young girls to get involved with science elicits more involvement than simply suggesting that they “be scientists.”
Publish date: 02/14/2019
National Geographic and Mattel to release line of STEM-related BarbiesAccording to reports, the line will include versions of Barbie working in occupations associated with science, conservation, research and exploration, careers where women tend to be underrepresented, according to Mattel, the maker of Barbie.
Publish date: 02/07/2019
Company in Norway Creates Office, School Furniture from Ocean WasteCreated by Norway-based architectural firm Snøhetta, the chair was commissioned by furniture maker Nordic Comfort Products (NCP) who wanted to redesign its R-48 line of office and school chairs using recycled plastic.
Publish date: 02/07/2019
