Interview 8 – Melanie Mitchell, AI expert
Dr. Melanie Mitchell is a computer scientist and the Davis Professor of Complexity at the Santa Fe Institute, where she studies artificial
Welcome to the Future
My new book came out in November 2021 with Quarto! Welcome to the Future: Robot Friends, Fusion Energy, Pet Dinosaurs, and More!
What is Artificial Intelligence?
This is the second book about AI that I’ve written, but the first for a very young audience. It targets elementary school
Robot Referees
Photo Credit: World TeamTennis A robot referee can really keep its ‘eye’ on the ball Science News for Students, August 20, 2020
First Articles in Chinese
I’m excited to share my first two articles in Chinese! These come out in June 2018 in the magazine Front Vision. This issue
If You Believe in Me, I’ll Believe in You
The latest issue of Muse magazine focuses on artificial intelligence. This topic is one of my absolute favorites to think and write
Robots and Cyborgs
Recently, I’ve written two articles for Science News for Students about robotics: Teaching robots right from wrong and Wired and weird: Meet the cyborg
Thinking Differently
I’ve been fact checking every issue of Muse magazine for a little over a year now. This job requires carefully reading every
Cutting Edge Technology
Last spring, I wrote two books in three months. While also caring for my then-5-month-old son full time. Craziness! Today, I got
EmTech MIT
I braved the commute into and out of Boston yesterday to attend an incredible conference at MIT. One of the greatest things