Category Archives: Design@Risk™

#453 – ARE EV’S SAFE: DEPENDS WHERE YOU SIT? – JINGWEN HU PH.D.

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The future of automobiles is electric, but many people worry about the safety of today’s electric vehicles.

Public opinion about EV crash safety often hinges on a few high-profile fire incidents. Those safety concerns are arguably misplaced, and the actual safety of EVs is more nuanced.

I’ve researched vehicle safety for more than two decades, focusing on the biomechanics of impact injuries in motor vehicle crashes. Here’s my take on how well the current crop of EVs protects people: Continue reading →

#447 – SPAM: FROM SHRIMP JESUS TO FAKE SELF PORTRAITS – RENEE DIRESTA, ABHIRAM REDDY, JOSH GOLDSTEIN

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Renee DiResta

If you’ve spent time on Facebook over the past six months, you may have noticed photorealistic images that are too good to be true: children holding paintings that look like the work of professional artists, or majestic log cabin interiors that are the stuff of Airbnb dreams. Continue reading →

#445 – BRINGING AI UP TO SPEED – AUTONOMOUS AUTO RACING – MADHUR BEHI PH.D.

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The excitement of auto racing comes from split-second decisions and daring passes by fearless drivers. Imagine that scene, but without the driver – the car alone, guided by the invisible hand of artificial intelligence. Can the rush of racing unfold without a driver steering the course? It turns out that it can. Continue reading →

#431 – TRADITIONAL DOWNTOWNS ARE DEAD OR DYING: WHAT’S NEXT? – JOHN RENNIE SHORT PH.D.

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The hollowing out of U.S. cities’ office and commercial cores is a national trend with serious consequences for millions of Americans. As more people have stayed home following the COVID-19 pandemic, foot traffic has fallen. Major retail chains are closing stores, and even prestigious properties are having a hard time retaining tenants.

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#405 – QUALITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT: ARE THEY DIFFERENT – NARESH RAO

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Rao specializes in Management Systems. His experience in Audits & Trainings since 1986 when started carrier and in III Party Certifications since 1996. Experience in auditing and trainings in different standards and the integration of the same. Designed many training modules (standard and customized). Instrumental in establishing certification business in India like AQSR etc., from the scratch and growing (client wise and financially) with track record of value addition to client’s management system.

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