Technology & Innovation
Technology is Reshaping Education. Are Schools Ready?
From laptops to AI software, technology is changing the education field. Educators at all levels are grappling with how to use new technology most effectively.
From Streetlights to Potholes: A New, Tech-Savvy KC Emerges
Kansas City is leaning into technology to address some of its most vexing problems.
Solar Settlers: 1,000-mile American Solar Challenge Sets Off Along Santa Fe Trail
College students from around the world are competing in the American Solar Challenge, a design competition and car race from Independence, Missouri, to Santa Fe, New Mexico, nearly 1,000 miles away.
Calling students, teachers and parents: What questions do you have about the future of education?
Teachers, parents and students, send us your education questions. Our engagement team will report on the stories that matter to you.
Farm-to-Tablet: TikTok Farmers Shine a Light on Rural Life
While the United States and China fight over the fate of TikTok, farmers are embracing the social media platform to share their lives.
How KC Therapists Are Coping With ‘Communal Trauma’ During Pandemic
Technology is helping therapists treat their clients remotely, but how has it affected them?
Age of Coronavirus: Grading Our Social Distance Through Smartphones
A company named Unacast is tapping location data from mobile phones to track our social distancing efforts during the coronavirus outbreak.
Pondering the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
Kansas City experts are teaming up to consider the ethical implications of using artificial intelligence in health care.
“American Graduate: Getting To Work” With CoderDojo KC Junior Mentors
CoderDojo KC not only teaches local kids how to code, but also how to mentor and encourage one another to share their stories. Kansas City PBS is contributing to American Graduate: Getting to Work, a two-year public media initiative made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Grappling With Ethical Artificial Intelligence in Health Care
The Center for Practical Bioethics (CPB) in Kansas City is working to create ethical standards for how A.I. is used in health care.