The Human in the Node | Spring 2023

Generating Meaningful Energy Systems Models for Africa

Jay Lloyd — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000

About 77% of the 770 million people living without access to electricity today reside in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Increasing access to energy in the region could raise prospects for the 431 million… Read More

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Visions of Nursing

Jay Lloyd — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Tim Okamura, Nurse Tamika, 2021, oil on wood panel, 24 x 30 in.

During conflict or crisis—from wars and pandemics to individual health emergencies—nurses are often depicted in art as heroes… Read More

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The Limits of Science Communication?

Issues — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000

There is little doubt that scientists struggle with effectively communicating the results of their research, particularly when it conflicts with strongly held mental models, as in the case of climate change. Significant… Read More

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The Transformation of American Nursing

Jay Lloyd — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Nursing faced a crisis in the years following World War II. The arrival of new technologies, potent pharmaceuticals, and complex surgeries had made patient care increasingly complex. The regimented, procedure-based training of… Read More

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Managing the Risks of International Collaboration

Issues — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Over a short time span, international academic cooperation has gone from being regarded as unambiguously positive and widely promoted by governments and research funders to something that is complicated, controversial, and even… Read More

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Not Your Father’s Turing Test

Jay Lloyd — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000

While I was immersed in three recent novels about artificial intelligence (AI), the media began breathlessly churning out stories about ChatGPT and GPT-4, the latest generation of large language model AI systems.… Read More

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When Our Medical Students Learn Anatomy, They See a Person, Not a Specimen

Jay Lloyd — Wed, 31 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000

In 1986, a Buddhist nun named Cheng Yen started a hospital in Hualien, a rural, mountainous region in eastern Taiwan, a half-day’s journey from population centers like Taipei. A few years later,… Read More

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Boundary-Pushing Citizen Engagement

Issues — Tue, 30 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000

In “How Would You Defend the Planet from Asteroids?” (Issues, Winter 2023), Mahmud Farooque and Jason L. Kessler reflect on the Asteroid Grand Challenge (AGC), a series of public deliberation… Read More

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Biosafety Needs to Redefine Itself as a Science

Jay Lloyd — Wed, 24 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000

Have you heard the joke about jobs in biosafety? One professional asks another for recommendations to fill an open position. The second says sure, but she first needs recommendations to fill her… Read More

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Materially Different

Issues — Tue, 23 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000

In “Computers on Wheels?” (Issues, Winter 2023), Matthew Eisler makes a significant contribution in understanding the roots of the modern electric vehicle (EV) revolution. He provides many missing details of… Read More

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