lawrence-l.-miller

Lawrence L. Miller Lawrence L. Miller serves as the Director of Contracts and Chief of the Contracting Office for NASA’s Office of JPL Management and Oversight (NOJMO). In this capacity, he leads the Contract Management Division responsible for oversight, administration, and strategic execution of NASA’s Federally Funded Research and DevelopmentContinue Reading

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For Part I, click here. Just Happy to Be Here by Naomi Kanakia Better Catch Up, Krishna Kumar by Anahita Kartik Rani Choudhury Must Die by Adiba Jaigirdar As Long As You Loathe Me by Swati Hegde Ramin Abbas Has MAJOR Questions by Ahmad Saber, Read MoreContinue Reading

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When Savannah Guthrie made a heart-wrenching plea to the kidnapper of her 84-year-old mother to send “proof of life,” she addressed the possibility of people creating deepfakes. “We live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated,” she said. Before artificial intelligence tools proliferated — making it possibleContinue Reading

is-globalisation-killing-craftsmanship?

Handmade crafts are disappearing under mass production. What is lost when everything is made fast, cheap and at scale?, Handmade crafts are disappearing under mass production. What is lost when everything is made fast, cheap, and at scale? As globalisation reshapes how goods are made and consumed, traditional crafts are increasinglyContinue Reading

daniel-pacheco-on-queer-expression,-nudity,-and-the-power-of-the-camera

Daniel Pacheco didn’t arrive at photography through a single defining moment. His creative identity formed gradually, shaped by movement, performance, and the constant negotiation of visibility that comes with growing up queer. “I always knew I was expressive,” Pacheco said. “I just didn’t know what medium would hold me theContinue Reading

grin-without-a-cat

Sometimes on the internet you encounter one of those pictures that needs no explanation. A brightly colored bird foregrounded on a lawn, say, while a housecat lurks behind it in the grass, flattening its body to the ground. You know what comes next: The cat will pounce, because that isContinue Reading

let-them-eat-cake

Saddam Hussein loved his birthday, and he ensured everyone else in Iraq loved it too. Each April 28, he received an ornate birthday cake of ludicrous proportions, while the whole country held compulsory celebrations. The mere title of “The President’s Cake” — the gentle, imperfect period drama from Iraqi filmmakerContinue Reading

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Explore This Section … Citizen Science Projects Planet Hunters TESS Projects Highlights Publications NASA Citizen Scientists Science Activation Resources   Planet Hunters TESS Exoplanets are planets outside of our solar system, orbiting stars beyond the Sun. You could discover the next one! Join the Planet Hunters TESS project, and you’ll learnContinue Reading