Tag: Bill Gates
Despite the growth of some AI schools like Alpha, research doesn’t...
Gerald K. LeTendre, Penn State
Over the past decade, the AI-focused, for-profit Alpha School has grown from one campus...
What’s a Luddite? An expert on technology and society explains
Andrew Maynard, Arizona State University
The term “Luddite” emerged in early 1800s England. At the time there was a...
Dead billionaires whose foundations are thriving today can thank Henry VIII...
Nuri Heckler, University of Nebraska Omaha
More than 230 of the world’s wealthiest people, including Elon Musk, Bill Gates...
Private planes, mansions and superyachts: What gives billionaires like Musk and...
Richard Wilk, Indiana University and Beatriz Barros, Indiana University
Tesla’s Elon Musk and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos have been vying...
Gates launches lobbying arm – higher education on agenda
Nicholas Tampio, Fordham University
Bill and Melinda Gates have launched a lobbying group in part to drive their agenda on education.
The move comes as Congress...
The myth of the college dropout
Jonathan Wai, Duke University and Heiner Rindermann, Chemnitz University of Technology
When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was asked to give this year’s commencement...
EXPLORING NATURE
How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...
Katherine Ott, Smithsonian Institution
Trade the tricorn hats, bonnets and homespun shirts for flip flops, sneakers and soccer jerseys,...
