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The Difference Between Front-End and Back-End Web Developers
1+ hour, 20+ min ago (392+ words) Thanks to the developers who build and maintain websites and web applications, billions of people can access and share information with the click of a mouse or button. But what exactly do web developers do and what kinds are there?...
Atlanta's driverless future is already here'and some riders prefer it
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (276+ words) Waymo(re) driverless cars on Atlanta roads "I think a lot of people who drive are afraid of self-driving cars because they don't have control," Rogers says. "But I've never had control because I'm blind." Courtesy Of Waymo and Uber…...
Wild Kratts: Ocean Adventure! dives into hands-on discovery at Children's Museum of Atlanta
1+ week, 5+ day ago (184+ words) An interactive exhibit turns ocean science into play Wild Kratts: Ocean Adventure! a limited-time exhibit inspired by the PBS Kids seriesopened in late May at the Children's Museum of Atlanta. It transforms part of the downtown museum into an energetic,…...
Katharine Wilkinson on finding your own way through climate grief
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (110+ words) New ways to help heal the planet Courtesy of Andrews Mc Meel Publishing Climate Wayfinding aims to change those paradigms by helping readers recognize their own "node" for healing the climate crisis. "Because everything is impermanent," she says, "anything can…...
Birding is booming as Birds Georgia celebrates 100 years
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (668+ words) Atlanta's largest association of birding enthusiasts enters its second century It wouldn't be the last time he would weigh daily responsibilities against the urge to chase a bird. The executive director of Birds Georgia, Betuel has more than 2, 600 species on…...
What to know before you go to Space Explorers: The Infinite at Pullman Yards
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (204+ words) The VR experience is now open in Kirkwood If you've ever wanted to be an astronaut or simply been curious about what it's like inside the International Space Station, Space Explorers: The Infinite is for you. Located at Pullman Yards,…...
3 Gwinnett County high schoolers take on spine surgery with their robot prototype
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (342+ words) The trio is a teen engineering dream team At a time of life when many teenagers are more concerned with earning driver's licenses and scoring six-packs, three Suwanee high schoolers are busy inventing a next-generation surgical robotic system. From scratch....
The nation's only independent conservation facility for endangered frogs and salamanders is moving to Decatur
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (479+ words) On December 5, Amphibian Foundation will host an open house with activities, live amphibians, and tours of the new space. Courtesy of Kevin Blackwell / Amphibian Foundation Agnes Scott College now houses about half of the Amphibian Foundation's animals, including its vulnerable…...
A team of Georgia Tech researchers is paving the way for injectable drugs to be delivered via pill
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (226+ words) The findings could make medications easier to take and less costly Currently, the way medicines like insulin and GLP-1s (Wegovy, Ozempic) enter the bloodstream is through subcutaneous injections. Users have to inject themselves, sometimes daily. However, new research from Georgia…...
At Ponce City Market, scan your eye to prove you're a human
10+ mon, 1+ day ago (483+ words) We wanted a way to make sure that humans stayed special," says Sam Altman, who'ironically'is the man behind Open AI and Chat GPT A visit to Ponce City Market offers many diversions. You can ride a three-story slide, mull over…...