Sightings
Bicentennial of Academy of Natural Sciences at Drexel; Nation's Oldest Natural History Museum
With eight books and a map of Switzerland, the founders began a library, which ranks among the world’s finest natural history libraries. Each founder also contributed a few specimens; the collections now number 17 million specimens more »
'Castle Doctrine' Laws Provoke Heated Debate
When Sarah Dawn McKinley, of Blanchard, Oklahoma, shot and killed a burglar breaking into her home on New Year’s Eve, she was spared prosecution by the state’s “castle doctrine” law, which protects people who defend themselves against intruders. Oklahoma has one of the nation’s most expansive castle doctrine laws more »
Small Worlds: Artworks That Create an Intimate Spaces
The Toledo Museum of Art challenges us to look at the world from new perspectives through its exhibition: "We may feel oversized when peering at Gregory Euclide’s miniature ecosystems, yet small and disoriented when we are surrounded by the video installation by Tabaimo" more »
MIT's Agnes Suit, An Instrumented Aware Car and the Miss Daisy Driving Simulator
These tools can be used to trigger driver feedback systems that are under development. Sensing systems include: six video cameras for operator monitoring, measures of vehicle velocity, lane position, radar; driver physiology issues includes heart rate, respiration rate and eye tracking more »
