Media Hits

4/11/23 The New York Times

Can Intelligence Be Separated From the Body?

MEMS Professor Boyuan Chen has some thoughts on whether AI can ever truly be intelligent without a body to interact with the world. “I believe that intelligence can’t be born without having the perspective of physical embodiments.”

4/10/23 The Duke Chronicle

Engineering Senior Selected as Duke Young Trustee Nominee

Senior Sydney Hunt and Warren Lattimore, a doctoral candidate in theology at the Divinity School, were chosen by the Young Trustee Nominating Committee and President Vincent Price as Duke’s next Undergraduate and Graduate Young Trustees. The Board of Trustees will consider Price's nominations on May 13 and once confirmed they will begin their terms on July 1.

3/22/23 The Atlantic

Tattoos Do Odd Things to the Immune System

Tatiana Segura suggests that learning to coexist with tattoo ink could help immune cells calibrate their reactions to other substances, perhaps even heading off autoimmune attacks.

3/15/23 BBC News

US to Limit PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water

Lee Ferguson says new EPA limits will likely have a wider impact on public drinking water quality as the thorough testing and treatment process required for PFAS will allow utilities to rid water of other contaminants besides PFAS.