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Delaware advocates aim to transform student-athlete experiences with indoor sports arena
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! After a week of school and rigorous after-school practices, weekends can become an exhausting affair for indoor track athletes, or student-athletes overall. For track and field members at Wilmington University, an early 4:30…
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China said to fall short of matching US advances in AI amid major challenges
China is falling short of matching the United States in artificial intelligence (AI) advances because the nation’s efforts are “littered with many essential challenges in theory and technologies”, according to a recent slide presentation made to Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Those difficulties were pointed out to Li during his recent inspection tour of the Beijing…
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Maricá usa tecnologia 3D para atrair investimentos em feira internacional
Maricá marcou presença na principal feira do mercado imobiliário do mundo, a Mipim, realizada em Cannes, na França, até hoje. Representantes da Companhia de Desenvolvimento de Maricá (Codemar) já participaram de mais de 20 reuniões com investidores mundiais, atraindo a atenção de empresários e representantes de fundos soberanos com os seus projetos desenvolvidos com a…
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Great Escape Sponsor of the Day – The Performing Arts Center at Kent State Tuscarawas – WJER Radio 100.9FM & 1450AM
The Performing Arts Center at Kent State Tuscarawas brings the excitement of Broadway and beyond to Tuscarawas County. With a state-of-the-art theater, plentiful free parking, and easily accessible seating, it’s easy to take in a concert, show, comedy act, and other nationally touring entertainment. Learn more online at Kent.Edu/TuscPac Enter to win the Great Escape…
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Silicon Soldiers: The Military-Technology Complex
The Pentagon’s growing alliance with Silicon Valley, where AI and tech innovation are redefining warfare and morality. In this WhoWhatWhy podcast, national security journalist Andrew Cockburn exposes the little- known links between the Pentagon’s military-technology complex at the dark heart of Silicon Valley. Drawing from his recent cover story for Harper’s, entitled “The Pentagon’s Silicon…
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Secretaria Municipal de Cultura abre inscrições para o 58ª Concurso Anual Literário, em Caxias do Sul
A Secretaria Municipal de Cultura (SMC) abre nesta sexta-feira as inscrições para a 58ª edição do Concurso Anual Literário de Caxias do Sul, que seguem até 15 de abril. Os trabalhos devem ser entregues, das 8h às 17h, na Biblioteca Pública Municipal Dr. Demetrio Niederauer, diretamente no 4º andar. O participante também pode depositar na…
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Atlantic magazine unveils new list of great American novels on first day of New Orleans Book Festival
The No. 1 reason The Atlantic magazine wanted to overhaul the list of greatest American novels was simple, editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg said Thursday night: “To start a conversation.” Challenge accepted. In a sometimes serious, sometimes jocular discussion at the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University, festival co-founder Walter Isaacson took the bait, scoffing at…
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Astronomers reveal one of the most detailed pictures of an exploded star ever taken
This billowing mass of dust filaments and gas tendrils stretching across 100 light-years of space like delicate lace is the Vela supernova remnant — scattered ashes of a star that exploded about 11,000 years ago. The image was acquired by the Dark Energy Camera (DECam), which is mounted on the Victor M. Blanco 4-Meter Telescope at the Cerro Tololo…
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Your Weekend: March 15
Friday will see showers in the morning, then cloudy in the afternoon, with a high of 54 degrees. Saturday’s high will be 61 degrees with a few afternoon clouds, mainly sunny. Higher wind gusts are possible. On Sunday, a cold snap moves through, and the high will only be 44 degrees. There will be sunshine…
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Purple Politics: Rural voters voice issues on health care, taxes and the political climate
What issues matter most during the election for community members in rural Nevada? In this month’s episode of Purple Politics Nevada, host Lucia Starbuck speaks with voters in Lovelock, Winnemucca, Dayton, and Elko about a wide range of issues, including health care, taxes, and mining. The episode includes Lovelock couple Wesley Bohannon, who would like…
