College of the Atlantic earth science professor Sarah Hall is spending a year in Washington, DC and at conferences around the US as a Science and Technology Policy Fellow with the United States Geological Survey
Oversight will be vital as artificial intelligence systems are marketed to millions, turning citizens and their deliberative powers into products any businesses and politicians can purchase, according to COA professor Gray Cox, author of the forthcoming book, “Smarter Planet vs. Wiser Earth? How Dialogue Can Transform Artificial Intelligence into Collaborative Wisdom.”
Years of research into forests and participation in international climate negotiations lead College of the Atlantic professor Doreen Stabinsky and Kate Dooley of The University of Melbourne to conclude that emissions offsets won’t provide the solution some are promising.
A new report led by College of the Atlantic professor of global environmental politics Doreen Stabinsky examines the science behind “net zero” claims, how they are used to obscure climate inaction, and the role of various actors in promoting these ineffective schemes.
The hope, self-reliance, and interdependence co-ops create could offer solutions to some of Maine’s economic challenges, according to College of the Atlantic Cody van Heerden Chair in Economics and Quantitative Social Sciences Dr. Davis Taylor and the Director of the Cooperative Business Institute’s Business Ownership Solutions Program Rob Brown.