Program comprehension in generative programming: a history of grand challenges

Over the last 5 years, there has been a surge of interest and activity among large groups of practitioners and scientists in industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology, who have joined together with a broad range of agencies and organizations, in small to very large collaborative teams, to examine some of the grand challenges and problems facing our field. For example, a consortium of university professors and their counterparts in five Fortune 100 firms, two global human resources (HR) consultancies, and NASA have been working together to examine the practical and scientific challenges in determining how to optimize the selection and on-boarding of a new generation of workers charged with building the first colony on Mars. One I-O practitioner involved with this initiative said, “Our project represents one of the most seamless and productive integration efforts involving the practice and scientific community, perhaps in the history of our profession.”

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He Pou Hiringa: Grounding Science and Technology in Te Ao Māori

10.7810/9781988587486 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Indigenous Peoples ◽

Science And Technology ◽

Knowledge Exchange ◽

Western Science ◽

Grand Challenges ◽

New Science ◽

Diverse Backgrounds ◽

The World ◽

History Of

'The creation of new science requires moving beyond simply understanding one another's perspectives. We need to find transformative spaces for knowledge exchange and progress.' Māori have a long history of innovation based on mātauranga and tikanga – the knowledge and values passed down from ancestors. Yet Western science has routinely failed to acknowledge the contribution of Indigenous peoples and their vital worldviews. Drawing on the experiences of researchers and scientists from diverse backgrounds, this book raises two important questions. What contribution can mātauranga make to addressing grand challenges facing New Zealand and the world? And in turn, how can Western science and technology contribute to the wellbeing of Māori people and lands?

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Note to Self: Save Humanity (A Social and Cultural History of the "Grand Challenges")

10.18260/1-2--18812 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Amy Slaton

Keyword(s):

Cultural History ◽

Grand Challenges ◽

History Of

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Green chemistry and the grand challenges of sustainability

Physical Sciences Reviews ◽

10.1515/psr-2018-0072 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (12) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Anthony M. Noce

Keyword(s):

Green Chemistry ◽

Environmental Performance ◽

Chemical Processes ◽

Hazardous Substances ◽

Bottom Line ◽

Undergraduate Level ◽

Grand Challenges ◽

History Of ◽

Chemical Products ◽

Social And Environmental Performance

Abstract In its simplest form, green chemistry may be defined as the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the generation of hazardous substances. The brief history of green chemistry is marked with extraordinary creativity and accomplishments in meeting the “triple bottom line” of sustainability in economic, social, and environmental performance. Green chemistry is about redesigning chemical processes from the ground up, and it goes hand in hand with the sustainable practice of chemistry. We need to start at the undergraduate level, and to provide a better foundation in green chemistry and systems thinking if we are to prepare a generation of chemists able to respond to the grand challenges of sustainability.

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