Robert Christer

We argue that much of sharing online misinformation is due to people simply being distracted from thinking about whether news is accurate, rather than purposeful sharing of falsehoods. As a result, we show that subtly shifting users’ attention to accuracy increases the quality of the news that they share. Accuracy…

We have developed an open platform for remote control of scientific equipment with live video for desktop and mobile devices. Supporting material guides the students through the lab at various levels, up to graduate students. The platform currently focuses on plasma physics but can be easily adapted for other fields.…

Due to technical problems, this falling walls breakthrough conversation could not be recorded in full. In this Falling Walls Breakthrough Conversation, digital participants had the chance to engage in a live conversation with Aline Sara, Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year 2022 in the category of Future Learning. She…

The nominating institute IBM HRL on the breakthrough: Project Debater is the first and so far only AI system that can debate humans on complex topics. It is a prominent project in the emerging field called Computational Argumentation. The ultimate goal is to redefine how humans take decisions, reducing bias…

Our project used a participatory approach to produce a virtual reality tour of our Programme research laboratories. Upon production of the video, it was loaded unto virtual reality headsets and piloted in three-day secondary schools within Kilifi county: Chasimba Secondary School, Katanga Ngala Secondary School and Mdzongoloni Secondary Schools. The…

Quantification of subjective perceptions, such as smell and taste, and correlating it with medical conditions will add an additional dimension into diease diagnosis, particularly those that relates to respiratory symptoms. Leveraging on COVID-19 as an initial case study for the development of standardized test kits for smell and taste. Further…

Dilip Menon was talking about creating a paracolonial framework that goes beyond the nation state, and that looks at the ways in which humanity’s destiny is framed by shared heritages through oceanic connections. In a time of global warming, the rising waters, and vast human migrations, we need a politics…

Bring together and develops the best of two technologies in conjunction- topologically stable nano-skyrmions and fast dynamics of ferrimagnetic materials, thereby breaking out of the trilemma wall. Tags: Artificial Intelligence, Digital Health, Digitalisation, Energy, Engineering, Quantum Technologies, Information/Data storage and processing.

PRESENTED BY Matthew Anderson-Baron NOMINATED BY University of Alberta Tags: Cellular Agriculture, Growth Media, Ag Tech

Quantum Computers in the NISQ Era – Competition or Cooperation? Falling Walls Circle Tables are lending the spotlight to world-leading scientists, science strategists and policy-makers from academia, business and politics discuss how we can apply science, research and innovation to get the world moving again. Quantum Computers have made headlines,…