Welcome to Curiosity Unplugged, the talk show where Illinois Institute of Technology faculty members leave no topic unexplored, no challenge unconsidered, and no query unanswered. Each month join Greg Pulliam, senior lecturer in communication, rhetoric, and linguistics, and Architecture Assistant Studio Professor Colleen Humer, along with Illinois Tech faculty guests, as they discuss deep questions facing society today.
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Since their dawn during the Age of Enlightenment (1685–1815), the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—or STEM—fields, have been predominately male. Studies compiled by the National Girls...
The emergence of social media over the last decade and a half has been rapid and abrupt. Platforms that, at first, provided an opportunity to connect with friends and family in new and interesting...
The issue of cybersecurity is beginning to draw more attention in the United States, initiated, in part, by Russian interference in the 2016 presidential elections. Now, amid the almost constant news...
By their very nature, colleges and universities should celebrate intellectual diversity, the free exchange of ideas, and cultural norms. A commitment to academic engagement and inclusivity should be...
How did we get here? Where did we come from? Where are we going? As humans we have turned to both religion and science for answers to these infinitely daunting questions. Although religion and science...
In a 2018 report issued by the Robotic Industries Association, industrial robot sales have doubled over the past five years across the globe with a record number of robotics units shipped last year...
Illinois Tech has been on the leading edge of education that incorporates forward-thinking teaching methods. These include team- and project-based courses, learning by doing, exposure to sophisticated...
According to the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition, Chicago boasts the fifth largest economy in the United States and the fourth largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies. In 2017 Chicago...
How do we move toward driverless cities in the nation that popularized the automobile? The Ford Model T, known widely as the first affordable automobile, hit the road in 1908. Since then it’s been a...
From the Naturalization Act of 1790 to the Chinese Exclusion Act to various incarnations of the Immigration Act, the United States has throughout its history imposed limits on the settlement of non...
