The Interdisciplinary Future of STEM - Academic Seminar at UCL On Monday, March 10th, UCL Science Magazine had the pleasure of hosting a series of academic seminars on ‘Interdisciplinarity in STEM,’ led by UCL lecturers Dr Graeme King and Dr Amy Cottle. A huge thank you to our speakers for their fascinating insights and to our attendees for contributing to UCL Science Magazine • Beyond
Trial and Error - How Robots Are Learning to Walk, Run, and Fly Throughout our lives, we learn how to behave through trial and error. What if we could teach machines using the same principle? From football-playing robots to chemical reaction simulations, deep reinforcement learning is unlocking new levels of intelligence in machines. By Julian Tan Imagine training a dog to sit by UCL Science Magazine • Technology
The Shining Abacus: How Light Can Be Used to Perform Computations Quantum Computing is one of the hottest buzzwords in technology today, but what lies beneath the hype? How does this cutting-edge tech actually work, and why is it being called a game-changer for everything from medicine to cybersecurity? By Veronika Liutarevich Quantum computing is a broad term describing the field UCL Science Magazine • Technology
Joule in the Crown The intricacies of Formula 1’s fuel flow systems and how exceptional design has to break some regulations. By Matthew Hoult. UCL Science Magazine • Technology
‘We Are Electric’ by Sally Adee — A Holistic Inquiry into Bioelectrical Revolution ‘We are Electric’ explores the unlimited potential of biological communication between cells to help our body heal—be it tissue regeneration or cancer treatment. Those seeking to understand this potential would benefit from Adee’s technical and engaging narrative. Book review by Julia Wojciechowska. UCL Science Magazine • Technology
Has ChatGPT Bid Farewell to Traditional Assessment Methods? ChatGPT has studied the entire internet and is now capable of forming complete and logically structured answers to many types of assessments. Will this technology change how students are tested in the future? By Saleh Bubshait. UCL Science Magazine • Technology
