Amanda Heidt

1 week ago | nature.com | Amanda Heidt

Carers working in academia — the vast majority of whom are women — face disproportionate career burdens, and the cultural shift needed to correct that imbalance will require considerable action from men. To advance that cause, the international non-profit organization Mothers in Science (MIS) is launching a global awareness campaign to amplify the voices of fathers who are redefining fatherhood and advancing gender equity.

1 week ago | scientificamerican.com | Amanda Heidt

As the days heat up in the Northern Hemisphere, so do meats at summer barbecues. But the amount of heat you use to cook different meats matters—not only for taste but for health. Each type of protein—beef, pork, poultry and others—has to reach a recommended minimum temperature to be considered safe to eat. A chicken breast, for example, needs to be heated to at least 73.9 degrees Celsius (165 degrees Fahrenheit) throughout, while a steak or pork chop should reach 62.8 degrees C (145 degrees F).

1 week ago | nautil.us | Amanda Heidt

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2 weeks ago | nature.com | Amanda Heidt

Many of Alex Kachkine’s earliest memories revolve around two core passions. One is engineering. Kachkine’s great-grandfather built bridges, their grandmother developed autopiloting systems for Soviet fighter jets, and their parents have engineering degrees. Kachkine spent their childhood building things. Following in the family’s footsteps, they say, was a foregone conclusion. The other passion — a lifelong interest in art — came about by chance.

1 month ago | nature.com | Amanda Heidt

Colleagues routinely describe Michael Running Wolf as someone who walks seamlessly between two worlds. As an artificial intelligence (AI) researcher at the software-development company SynthBee in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and as co-founder of the First Languages AI Reality (FLAIR) programme at the Mila–Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute in Montreal, Canada, Running Wolf holds a deep understanding of both the technology underlying AI and the societal benefits it could unlock.