Interdisciplinary Research
News and developments from the field of interdisciplinary research.
Among other topics, you can find stimulating reports and articles related to microsystems, emotions research, futures research and stratospheric research.
New approach needed to prevent major 'systemic failures'
“The striking similarities in such catastrophes necessitates a broader perspective to better understand such failures,” said Venkat Venkatasubramanian, a…
Scientists postulate association between climatic fluctuations and social upheaval
It would seem that there are striking chronological parallels between significant variations of climate and major historical epochs, such as the Migration…
For Robust Robots, Let Them Be Babies First
Or at least that’s not too far off from what University of Vermont roboticist Josh Bongard has discovered, as he reports in the January 10 online edition of…
Water, Water Everywhere Focus of New Sustainability Project
Five UW-Madison professors, including two of the campus’s most-lauded ecologists, recently received a five-year, nearly $5 million grant from the NSF to study…
Robot Arm Improves Performance of Brain-Controlled Device
Devices that translate brain activity into the movement of a computer cursor or an external robotic arm have already proven successful in humans. But in these…
Imaging science offers new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration
More than 170 participants gathered this week for the eighth annual National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) conference in Irvine, Calif. This year's…