Humans on Mars: possible, or a pipe dream?
Space missions with drones, discovery of extraterrestrial life, people on Mars. It s not science fiction, but scenarios that are becoming more and more realistic.
This content was published on April 9, 2021 - 09:00
April 9, 2021 - 09:00
Mars the Red Planet, the intriguing. Mars the mysterious, the inhospitable. Mars the living and the dead. With its vermillion arc across the skies, the dry planet has fascinated humans since ancient times. Its reddish colour, caused by the iron oxide in which its rocky surface is rich, had already amazed the ancient Egyptians, who associated it with the God Horus. In Greek and Latin mythology, Mars is the God of war, but he is also regarded as the planet that embodies the life force of nature, paired with Venus, the goddess of beauty, in a constant opposition between love (i.e. life) and death that still characterises him today.
Robots in schools: new teaching methods on the horizon?
The pandemic is forcing us to rethink everything, even how we teach. What if robots are the future of education?
This content was published on March 1, 2021 - 15:39
March 1, 2021 - 15:39
Sara Ibrahim
Writes about the impact of new technologies on society: are we aware of the revolution in progress and its consequences? Hobby: free thinking. Habit: asking too many questions.
Thymio, Lexi, Elias, Pepper, Nao, Anastasia, Kaspar: they could be your child s new classmates. They are diligent but not competitive, they know a lot but are not arrogant, they learn from others while helping them to learn. But instead of being flesh-and-blood children, they have a metal heart and an electronic brain. They are robots and are mainly used in education and schools.