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What is scientific tourism?

“Scientific tourism is an activity where visitors participate in the generation and dissemination of scientific knowledge, carried out by research and development centres". (INST Network, Valdivia 29 April 2019).

Scientific tourism is conceived as a bridge between the world of science and tourism, bringing together inhabitants of the territories and their visitors, of all nationalities and cultures, motivated by the advancement of human knowledge.

Scientific tourism is based on the scientific method and the advancement of knowledge to contribute to the understanding and resolution of environmental and social challenges of territories attractive for tourism.

Scientific Tourism seeks to promote scientific research within tourism and learning travels | 2012-2017

The principles of sustainability are taking root at the local level through the construction of new productive rationalities, sustained in cultural values and meanings, in the ecological potentialities of nature, and in the social appropriation of science and technology.

Beyond sustainable development. La construcción de una racionalidad ambiental para la sustentabilidad: una visión desde América Latina.

Categories of scientific tourism.

Focusing mainly on the transmission of knowledge.

Expeditions or adventurous and sport trips with scientific purpose

The focus is on the participation of non-scientists or trainees in ongoing research processes.

The approach is purely scientific production but with a component of knowledge transmission and research processes by members or associated actors of the project.

Summary of the Second Scientific Tourism Meeting – April 16 to 30, 2019

The following is a report of the activities carried out within the framework of the Tourism Research and Development Network in the month of April 2019 in Chile. Activities co-organized by the Center for Research in Patagonian Ecosystems and the Universidad Austral de Chile and co-financed by the Universidad Austral de Chile, Universidad de Magallanes, Consulate of France in Chile, Ministère de Relations Internationales à la Francophonie de Québec, Canada.

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Science tourism

• 1 Understand
• 2 Get ready
• 3.1.1 Northern Europe
• 3.1.2 Central Europe
• 3.1.3 Western Europe
• 3.1.4 Southern Europe
• 3.1.5 Eastern Europe
• 3.2 North America
• 3.3 Oceania
• 3.4 South America
• 3.6 Laboratories
• 3.8.1 DOE Laboratories
• 3.8.2 Other laboratories
• 4.2 North America
• 4.3 South America
• 4.4.1 South Africa
• 4.4.2 Namibia
• 5 Universities
• 8 Publications, conferences and seminars
• 9 Related topics

Science tourism is a travel topic grouping scientific attractions. It covers interests in visiting and exploring scientific landmarks, including museums, laboratories, observatories and universities.

Understand [ edit ]

Most science-related destinations are based on popular science ; the presentation of science for a non-professional audience of all ages. Amateur science can be pursued by people without a relevant academic degree or a tenure, and while the "gentleman scientist" is largely a thing of the past, amateur scientists can still make important discoveries in fields such as astronomy .

Scientific expeditions are usually undertaken by scientists who have a doctorate or higher position. See also business travel and working abroad .

Get ready [ edit ]

For the museum sites, check the relevant opening hours and entry fees, where applicable. As many of the listed laboratories have ongoing scientific research, you need a scientific reason to visit a laboratory. Hence you must plan in advance and check for the days when there are special public access opportunities. Observatories are usually open to the public and have tours showcasing their astronomical research.

Most university campuses are open to the general public, though access to the buildings is typically restricted to students and staff. Some universities, however, may have an on-site science museum for the public to view their most significant findings.

Museums [ edit ]

The paleontology article covers some specialized museums, most of which are therefore omitted here.

Europe [ edit ]

Northern europe [ edit ].

• Sweden Solar System in greater Stockholm , contains the world's largest scale model of the Solar System.
• Stockholm environmentalist tour features the capital of Sweden as a forerunner in environmentalist opinion and sustainable technology.

Central Europe [ edit ]

• 52.42903 10.79045 7 Phaeno Science Centre , Willy Brandt Platz 1 ( just south of the railway line and the canal opposite Autostadt ). Tu-F 09:00-17:00, Sa Su 10:00-18:00, open on some Mondays and most holidays . What to do in a city built for and by a car company when you couldn't care less about cars? Well in that case a visit to this "Science Center" is an absolute must. Housed in a relatively new building designed by Zaha Hadid with quite bold architecture (though your mileage may vary on the "naked concrete"). While the architecture was a bit controversial with locals at the time of its construction, the museum - focused on science and the likes - is a good place to take the kids to but also a fun place for adults to "toy around" with their inner child, observing and exploring phenomena as diverse as fire tornadoes, brain waves or vacuum. Adult €12.50, child €8, reduced €9.50, half the price 90 min before closure .  
• The city of Friedrichshafen offers a museum dedicated to zeppelins and another to Dornier aircraft.

Western Europe [ edit ]

• 51.4975 -0.174722 8 Science Museum London ( South Kensington ), ☏ +44 870 870 4868 .  
• 55.955251 -3.205717 10 James Clerk Maxwell's Birthplace and Museum , 14 India Street, Edinburgh , EH3 6EZ, UK . The house in which James Clerk Maxwell was born is open to visitors by appointment. Visits for up to twelve people are conducted by volunteers and take approximately 1 hour; there are four steps up to the main door . Edinburgh's answer to Newton and Einstein. His equations unified the forces of electricity and magnetism and paved the way for Einstein's theory of special relativity. From the website "Modern technology, in large part, stems from his grasp of the basic principles of the universe. Wide ranging developments in the field of electricity and electronics, including radio, television, radar and communications, derive from Maxwell's discovery of the laws of the electromagnetic field - which was not a synthesis of what was known before, but rather a fundamental change in concept that departed from Newton's view and was to influence greatly the modern scientific and industrial revolution." Free, donations welcome . ( updated Oct 2016 )

Southern Europe [ edit ]

• 43.767645 11.255966 13 Galileo Museum ( Museo Galileo ), Piazza dei Giudici 1, Florence , Italy .  

Eastern Europe [ edit ]

• In the outskirts of Moscow there are a couple of sites dedicated to the Soviet and Russian contributions to science and technology. These include the Memorial Museum of Astronautics, the All-Russia Exhibition Centre and the Monument to the Conquerors of Space. While you're there, check out the 540-m-high concrete transmission tower, Ostankino Tower.
• 54.85 83.1036 14 Akademgorodok . Out in the Siberian taiga near Novosibirsk , Akademgorodok (literally "academy town") was built during the Soviet era, so that the academic elite could conduct their research in relative freedom, prosperity, and isolation. The planned city with tree lined streets hosts several museums, institutes, as well as a beach on the Ob Sea, an artificial reservoir.  

North America [ edit ]

• 45.505 -73.55 26 Montreal Science Centre ( Centre des Sciences de Montréal ), 2 rue de la Commune Ouest Montréal , Canada . A fun interactive science museum for all ages, with an IMAX Cinema that regularly projects 3D documentaries about fauna. ( updated Mar 2021 )
• 19.436513 -99.129624 27 Museo de la Luz ( Museum of Light ), San Ildefonso 43, Centro Histórico, Mexico City , Mexico . Interactive museum that explores the physics and technology of light. What makes light different from other forms of energy? What technologies harness light?  
• 25.676306 -100.282273 28 Museo Acero Horno 3 ( Steel Furnace 3 Museum ), Interior Parque Fundidora, Col. Obrera, Monterrey , N.L. , Mexico . Science and technology museum housed in a former steel blast furnace. Exhibits focus on materials engineering and innovation. Large wing full of hands-on problem solving exhibits for kids of all ages.  
• 20.58585 -100.385569 29 Museo el Pendulo ( Pendulum Museum ), Av. Constituyentes Esq. Luis Pasteur s/n, Col. Villas del Sur Querétaro , Mexico . Fun, hands-on science and technology exhibits. Pendulums and energy I can see, but the physics of soup ?! ( updated Feb 2023 )
• 19.314316 -99.173829 30 Universum , Mexico City/Coyoacan , ☏ +52 55 5622 7260 . 10:00 - 17:00 (closed Mon) . Comprehensive science and technology museum on the UNAM campus. Halls for paleontology, astronomy (includes a planetarium), chemistry, physics and more. M$90 (adults), M$80 (age under 12) . ( updated Jul 2023 )

Oceania [ edit ]

South america [ edit ].

• Alcântara , in Northeast Brazil , is the rocket launch site for the Brazilian Space Agency, and hosts a museum on the site
• Kourou in French Guiana hosts the Guiana Space Centre, the primary rocket launch site for the European Space Agency.
• Bogotá in Colombia , has some of the most interesting museums, Gold Museum, and The Archeology Museum: Casa Marqués de San Jorge.

Asia [ edit ]

Laboratories [ edit ].

Many European countries participate in the European Organization for Nuclear Research, which has their laboratories including the famous Large Hadron Collider on the French/Swiss border. Plus the bigger European countries like France, Germany, Italy and UK operate national laboratories. Most laboratories have open days for public visits.

• 46.23394 6.05573 49 Microcosm . M-F 08:30-17:30, Sa 09:00-17:00 (some exceptional closures at holidays) . In front of the entrance of the CERN laboratory there is a permanent exposition retracing its history. free of charge .  
• CERN Guided Tours . Both as individual or as group it is possible from time to time to visit the experiments.  

DOE Laboratories [ edit ]

In the United States of America overseen by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) the Office of science operates ten national laboratories. In total there are 17 national laboratories funded by the DOE. Most of the sites hold open houses where the public can come in for free and see how American tax dollars are invested in research. This used to include nuclear facilities, but those have been restricted since 9/11.

• 37.877004 -122.24655 59 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ( Berkeley Lab ), San Francisco, California, USA ( Lab bus from the Berkeley downtown BART station, otherwise 15-min walk uphill ). Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) was founded in 1931 by Ernest Orlando Lawrence. 13 Nobel prizes have been awarded to LBNL scientists, the most recent one (2011) for the discovery of the accelerated expansion of the Universe. It started as a particle physics laboratory, became involved for the study of nuclear matter and discovered 16 chemical elements. It is today a multi-program research site. Visitors need special clearance or may take advantage of the open days. The site on top of the hill nicely overlooks the San Francisco Bay.  

Other laboratories [ edit ]

Observatories [ edit ].

• Stjerneborg observatory, Hven Island, Sweden - observatory Tycho Brahe's.
• 48.230633 16.335735 70 University Observatory Vienna ( Universitäts Sternwarte ), Türkenschanzstraße 17, Währing, Wien, Austria . The Institute of Astronomy is part of the University of Vienna, located inside a fabulous historic building. The park contains many rare trees. It has a mini observatory on the roof. Guided tours are available.  

While the headquarters of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) are in Garching near Munich , Germany the observatories are located in northern Chile .

Africa [ edit ]

South africa [ edit ], namibia [ edit ], universities [ edit ].

The most prestigious universities generally attract excellent scientists and have fine science programs. University campuses are usually open to the public, though permission from guards is sometimes required, and there may be some café or cafeteria or mensa or restaurant or even a university shop on site. Universities usually offer public lectures about ongoing research. Otherwise, their seminars and buildings are reserved for the students and the working faculty including post-doctoral researchers or professors. On weekends or holidays, many universities require special permits to enter. Universities compete on a worldwide basis; hence, they are not ordered by geographical position or alphabetized. Below is a list of the 20 highest-ranked universities according to 2013/2014 QS world university ranking (of course rankings may differ according to year and specific subject).

• 43.665182 -79.395659 18 University of Toronto ( UofT ), King's College Circle, Toronto, Canada .  

Other [ edit ]

• Hofmeyr Skull , The Hofmeyr Skull is a specimen of a 36,000-year-old skull found in the 1950s near Hofmeyr, South Africa. The samples age supports the so-called "Out of Africa" theory that modern humans evolved from Africa.
• Groote Schuur Hospital , On December 3, 1967, 53-year-old Lewis Washkansky received the first human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. The procedure was performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard.

Talk [ edit ]

Historically, most European scientists had published their findings in Latin. However, this began to change during the Enlightenment, when German , French and English emerged as the main scientific languages. However, German lost its prestige after Germany's defeat in World War I , and French gradually lost its prestige after the collapse of the French Colonial Empire and French global power following World War II . During the Cold War , Russian emerged as one of the main scientific languages, but also lost its significance following the collapse of the Soviet Union . Since then, virtually all significant scientific findings have been published in English, and even non-English-speaking countries tend to produce more scientific publications in English than in their native languages. As such, all reputable scientists will generally have at least some command of English, even if English is otherwise not widely spoken in their countries. Much like Latin in the olden days, English as used by scientists has developed some... idiosyncratic pronunciations influenced by the native tongues of the scientists in question - sometimes at international scientific conferences it is the native speakers who will have difficulty understanding others and making themselves understood while the non-native speakers with diverse native languages have no problems communicating in English. A similar phenomenon can be observed in the EU which lost its last officially English-speaking member (Ireland, Malta and Cyprus all have a different "first" official language than English) with Brexit and where a lot of communication nevertheless occurs in "EU English".

Publications, conferences and seminars [ edit ]

Scientific findings are generally published in the form of peer-reviewed journal articles , and these are the benchmark through which most scientists are judged when applying for jobs, while PhD students in the sciences are generally required to publish these in order to graduate. The most prestigious journals are Science and Nature , which publish weekly and cover the full range of scientific disciplines, as well as Cell , which publishes twice a month and specialises in the life sciences. Publication in the aforementioned journals is extremely competitive and difficult, and outside the top universities of the world, most scientists go through their entire careers without ever publishing in one of these. That said, there have also been cases of scientists winning Nobel prizes despite publishing in much less prestigious journals. Collections of these journals are held in many university libraries. While you can in theory pay for subscriptions to one or more of these journals, most of the research articles go into too much technical jargon to be comprehensible to the general public. That said, both Science and Nature publish news and editorial articles that are written in a form that is much easier for people without specialist knowledge to understand.

As an alternative to reading scientific journals, consider reading scientific magazines . These typically take the latest and most important findings and distill them into a form that is more comprehensible to the general public. Examples of such magazines include New Scientist and Scientific American .

Scientists also often travel to conferences in order to present their work in person and network with fellow scientists from around the world. Conferences are often tailored towards a very specific scientific discipline. While these are in theory open to anyone who is willing to pay the conference registration fee, the presentations and discussions usually go into so much technical detail and jargon that they would be virtually incomprehensible to somebody without specialist training.

An alternative to going to a conference is to attend a public lecture , in which leading scientists are sometimes asked to present their work in a form that is more accessible to the general public. Universities often also host scientists to give a seminar , and while often open to the general public, these are generally targeted towards fellow scientists in the same broad area of specialization, and would be difficult for people without specialist training to understand.

Increasingly the public communication of science is seen as an important field of science all its own and several scientists are more known for their public communication of phenomena in their field than their scientific publications. As it is of course difficult to strike a balance between simplification of complex phenomena so a general audience can understand it and not being wrong (or creating the wrong impression) some scientists dislike those colleagues who are in the media too often. Other scientists combine science communication with entertainment and there are science-based or science-adjacent stage shows, comedy routines, podcasts and the likes.

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• C. Melo   ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0003-3097-4108 9 ,
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Technology, which has scaffolded tourism development in different ways, is currently seen as a transformational driver of the industry structure and operations, affecting markets, tourism agents, management, and marketing practices, along with competitive strategies. However, and even though there is a prominent positive view, the use of technology also poses several disadvantages and/or drawbacks to companies. Therefore, and based on twelve semi-structured interviews, the aim of this study is to identify and analyse the perceptions of both, tourism agents (companies) and technology suppliers, about the use of technology in Tourism, and of its advantages, disadvantages, and challenges. The results reveal the unanimous perception of the importance of using technology to add value the experience without replacing the human interaction and emotions. Implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research will also be presented.b

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Finding science-based solutions to tourism needs

• Jonathan L. Mayuga
• August 4, 2019
• 7 minute read

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Robust tourism, sustainable tourism, needs from science, science and technology solutions, agro ecotourism, structural safety, smart energy, integrated water management, food and beverage safety, recreation and entertainment, transportation.

Story and photos by Jonathan L. Mayuga

Believe it or not, there’s a strong link between the tourism and science and technology sectors because for every tourism industry’s need, there is a science-based or technology-driven solutions waiting to be tapped.

Various Department of Science and Technology (DOST) projects are in fact aimed at boosting the country’s tourism industry, said Science Undersecretary for Regional Operations Brenda L. Nazareth-Manzano at the Caraga Science and Tourism Industry Forum in Butuan City last week.

She said the DOST-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development  (PCIEERD) is helping shape the tourism sector through the various research and development projects it is funding with its partners from other government agencies, research institutions, academe and private companies.

“We look now at the tourism industry at a broader perspective and see how DOST can put more fun, as the DOT’s [Department of Tourism] tagline says, in the Philippines through science, technology and innovation,” she said. The event gathered tourism industry players in the region, including hotel and resort owners.

Tourism Assistant Secretary Myrna Paz V. Abubakar, who represented Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat, gave an overview of the country’s tourism industry and its needs from science and technology (S&T) developers.

Abubakar said the event was “very timely” considering that the DOT is now working to position the Philippines as “a must-experience destination.”

“We acknowledge the importance of S&T in improving the country’s competitiveness also in boosting inclusive and sustainable growth,” she said.

According to Abubakar, the country’s tourism industry is on an upward trajectory.

“Our overall tourism performance is robust and on the uptrend. Last year, our foreign visitor arrivals  were at an  all-time high at 7.1 million, 8.27  percent  higher than 2017’s inbound figures  of  6.62 million,” she said.

Citing the Philippine Statistics Authority data, she said the tourism sector contributed 12.7 percent  to the country’s GDP  in 2018,  or 0.5  percent  higher than  its  12.2-percent  share  in 2017.

Approximately 5.4 million  jobs  were generated in 2018,  contributing 13 percent of the  total employment in the country, up by 1.8 percent than  the  5.3 million jobs generated in 2017.

According to Abubakar, while it is hoped that tourism will be a major economic activity in the regions, the DOT is proceeding with “utmost caution to avoid the ill effects of unplanned and hasty development,” citing the case of Boracay.

“We should look at the Boracay rehabilitation experience as a case study for sustainable tourism,” she said.  According to Abubakar, the world is looking at the government’s efforts in rehabilitating the island paradise.

Abubakar highlighted the need for the development of digital platforms for the tourism industry.

During last year’s World Tourism Day, the World Bank had a presentation about the Digital Platforms and the Future of Tourism.  I would like to share part of their statement which is very apt for this activity.  It goes: “When properly planned and managed, sustainable tourism can contribute to improved livelihoods, inclusion, cultural heritage, and natural resource protection and promote international understanding.  And digitalization is one way to hasten this development,” she said.

S&T can boost sustainable tourism by mitigating the aviation industry’s impact on climate change.

“Since 98 percent of our visitors enter our country by air, we are looking at science to mitigate the aviation industry’s impact on climate change.  Again, with the world’s concern about sustainability, tourists may, in the future, weigh their options on how to travel or where to with the least carbon footprint,” she said.

According to Abubakar, while the government’s “Build, Build, Build” program serves to promote seamless travel, innovation is needed to develop fuel-efficient transport systems for air, land and sea mobility.

The facilitation of entry through visa reforms, biometrics, machine-readable passports, modern scanners and other electronic systems can contribute to the first impression at the ports of entry, she pointed out.

Dubbed “Luwas Pilipinas, Ligtas Pilipinas,” the two-day event co-organized by PCIEERD and the DOST Caraga region showcased the various tourism-related research and development (R&D) projects funded, wholly or in part, by the DOST-PCIEERD.

Most R&D projects were already completed, tested and ready for transfer, said PCIEERD Executive Director Enrico C. Paringit.

Manzano showcased the different technologies developed by Filipino researchers, focusing on accommodation, food and beverage services, recreation and entertainment, transportation and travel services.

The DOST, she said, looks at the tourism industry as a partner in serving the people and transforming lives through its various projects and programs, highlighting the industry’s phenomenal growth over the years.

“The tourism industry is flourishing in the country and we are keen on supporting this industry through technologies, programs and services that we can offer,” she said.

The DOST recently poured in P6.6 million to the Mount Kitanglad Agro Ecotourism to develop a science-based tourism farm site in Northern Mindanao.

“Through the funding, the 22-hectare farm will enhance its capability to produce chemical-free high-value crop vegetables which are its niche offer.  This will be done through a package of technologies using chemical-free cabbage and sweet pepper, lettuce, mints, and other high-value vegetables,” Manzano said.

The DOST-PCIEERD and its partner also developed the Universal Structural Health Evaluation and Recording (Usher) System.

A 24/7 economical and hassle-free system, Usher allows stakeholders, such as building managers, to comply with the National Structural Code of the Philippines and the implementing rules and regulations of the revised National Building Code of the Department of Public Works and Highways.

The technology uses the concept of structural health monitoring, which provides a diagnosis of the condition of various structures.

The science agency also worked in partnership with WattSmart Philippines, an award-winning energy management company that introduced an innovative and affordable way of saving electric power consumption to around 20 participants from food-, metal-, sugar- and coconut-processing companies in various provinces.

The Smart Energy Program, designed to support the manufacturing sector to minimize energy wastage through an energy audit, on-site installation of energy data centers to facilitate analysis of energy consumption and professional energy consultation, provides long-term financial benefits.

The technology helps control electrical energy consumption, save overhead costs and boost business competitiveness.

Several DOST-PCIEERD projects, meanwhile, are linked to disaster-risk reduction and management.

The Geo-Informatics for the Systematic Assessment of Flood Effects and Risks for a Resilient Mindanao (Geo-Safer) is a research program conducted by the Phil-LiDAR 1 Mindanao Cluster higher educational institutions, consisting of Ateneo de Zamboanga, Caraga State University, Central Mindanao University, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology and the University of the Philippines-Mindanao.

Geo-Safer produced highly detailed flood hazard maps using geo-informatics-based technologies—such as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) remote sensing, Global Navigation Satellite System, Geographic Information System, and Numerical Simulations—of flood-prone river basins based on the demands by local government units across 18 provinces in various parts of Mindanao, specifically in Zamboanga City-Basilan-Sulu-Tawi-tawi area, Agusan, and Northern, Western and Southeastern Mindanao.

The integrated and comprehensive water assessment and management study evaluates the quality and quantity, assess and map water resources and location of groundwater aquifer through a smart wastewater and sewerage management in small ecotourist island.

The project deploys a monitoring system that measures water quantity and quality, including hydrometeorological parameters, wastewater, and sewerage treatment plants and will recommend policies for the management of groundwater extraction and surface water utilization.

Food safety modules are targeted to be the standard training materials to be used in 17 DOST regional offices in the country.

The DOST Unified Food Safety Modules consist of training presentations, teacher’s manual, learner’s manual, and examination booklet on the three components of food safety, including food safety hazards, basic food hygiene and good manufacturing practices.

Its Detect Immediately by Probe System is designed for rapid and efficient detection of salmonella in food and feed samples. It is an easy-to-use method and requires nonsophisticated laboratory equipment.  Results of testing can be obtained within 24 hours.

The DOST-PCIEERD partnered in March last year with Toon City Academy to capacitate and hone more Filipino animators to promote the creative industries.   The pilot project was designed to strengthen animation since it is now a known emerging market in the business-process outsourcing sector.

The project, dubbed “Industry-defined 2D Basic Animation Course” is a 12-week intensive basic animation workshop and actual work production through an internship program.

So far, the DOST-PCIEERD and Toon City Academy has trained 120 animators from Pangasinan and Iloilo.

The Rapid Charging E-Vehicle Station, a project by the University of the Philippines-Electrical and Electronics Engineering Institute, is similar to a regular refueling station where the user uses a demo-compliant connector to recharge the e-trike in less than 30 minutes.

On the other hand, the Intelligent Electric Transportation Network Program is envisioned to develop a smart network of energy-aware electric vehicles and charging stations through cooperation between the electric vehicles and infrastructure.

Operations, such as scheduling of vehicles, the route to take, when and where to charge, and charging time will all be coordinated so that the overall energy demand of the system will be optimized.

Meanwhile, Transeek, a hailing transport application, provides ease for tourists who would want to get a tricycle in Butuan City. It is now available on Google Play which can be downloaded in smartphones.

Easybus PH, another DOST-PCIEERD start-up, has launched a transportation service that offers real-time easy- and hassle-free bus ticket booking experience for passengers.

Through the web site, commuters can see the date, time of departure, destination, available and reserve seats, the bus line and the bus type.  Easybus PH is deployed in buses going to Baguio and Bicol.

The official also highlighted its partnership with  Future of Aviation and Maritime Enterprise, an award-winning DOST-PCIEERD start-up which developed transponders that can be used by small maritime vessels.

Through a transponder, data is sent from the device on the vessel to a gateway and is received in a receiving station on land, allowing real-time monitoring of the vessel’s activity during expeditions.

According to Manzano, the DOST will continue to work with the tourism industry to find science-based solutions to tourism needs.

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• visiting Delft (The Netherlands) to discover the cradle of microbiology and virology, in an area renowned for its prestigious painters and famous ceramics
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The interdisciplinary Master of Science in Travel Technology and Analytics, offered jointly by the College of Engineering and Computer Science (Departments of Computer Science; Industrial Engineering and Management Systems; Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering) and the Rosen College of Hospitality Management (Departments of Tourism, Events, and Attractions; Hospitality Services), introduces graduate students to the technical aspects of big data analytics, including predictive analytics, algorithm design and models for SMART-cities, SMART-technologies and travel systems, and service systems quality engineering, in the specific context of global travel and tourism. The value and importance of such a program is demonstrated by travel and tourism and is the number one industry globally with immense economic, social, cultural and environmental impacts. Locally, the program promises to deliver significant value for the industry benefitting from a large number of visitors to the state and especially central Florida.

This powerful industry with $8.3 trillion in economic benefits globally, which functions at the intersection of engineering and management, is being transformed by rapidly increasing technological innovations and advances and is adapting to these changes by creating new employment opportunities to match. The dynamic nature of the industry and technological advances reveal the need for a workforce with advanced skills: fluency in data science and analytics, understanding of complex travel systems, strategic problem solving, big-picture thinking, technical knowledge, and practical skills aligned with technological advances. The changing nature of travel and tourism employment reveals emerging positions in areas of online travel agencies [OTA], global distribution systems [GDS], data analytics, data architecture, predictive analytics, mobile devices, travel apps, geolocation, data visualization, data translation, programming, interface design, virtual reality [VR], augmented reality [AR], hologram technology, travel click technology, business intelligence [BI], social media management, SMART-city design and development, and SMART-technologies and travel systems. The broader travel industry and its subsectors (transportation, lodging, and attractions) are experiencing the disruptive effects of direct and indirect distribution impacted by mobile devices, e-commerce, role of IT in distribution and dynamic pricing, and a highly perishable inventory (e.g., hotel rooms, airline seats) as well as those of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning and becoming increasingly more dependent on analytics as a key facet of business strategy.

Highlights:

• Academically-rich, industry-relevant interdisciplinary program
• Flexible course offerings in face-to-face, mixed and online modalities
• Offered at UCF's main campus and UCF's Rosen College of Hospitality Management campus
• Exponential industry growth locally, regionally, nationally and globally
• Cutting edge curriculum with a strong STEM foundation
• Research opportunities in both colleges
• Skills found highly desirable by industry leaders ranging from the local to the international level

Total Credit Hours Required: 30 Credit Hours Minimum beyond the Bachelor's Degree

Please note: Travel Technology and Analytics MS may be completed fully online , although not all elective options or program prerequisites may be offered online. Newly admitted students choosing to complete this program exclusively via UCF online classes may enroll with a reduction in campus-based fees.

International students (F or J visa) are required to enroll in a full-time course load of 9 credit hours during the fall and spring semesters. Only 3 of the 9 credit hours may be taken in a completely online format. For a detailed listing of enrollment requirements for international students, please visit http://global.ucf.edu/ . If you have questions, please consult UCF Global at 407-823-2337.

UCF is not authorized to provide online courses or instruction to students in some states. Refer to State Restrictions for current information.

Program Prerequisites

A Bachelor's degree in a STEM-related discipline from an accredited institution.

Depending on the degree completed, one or more prerequisite courses may be required, namely: STA 2023 (Statistical methods) and STA 3032 (Probability and Statistics for Engineers) or CAP 4630 (Artificial Intelligence).

Degree Requirements

Required courses.

• HMG6449 - Smart Travel and Tourism (3)
• HMG6710 - International Tourism Management (3)
• ESI6261 - Service System Quality Engineering (3)
• TTE6667 - Discrete Choice Modeling in Transportation (3)
• TTE6608 - Algorithms and Models for Smart Cities (3)
• TTE6910 - Travel Technology and Analytics Capstone Course (3)
• Co-requisite Courses - HMG 6710 and HMG 6449
• HMG6291 - Hospitality Entrepreneurship: Concept Creation to Capitalization (3)
• HMG6446 - Hospitality/Tourism Information Technology (3)
• HMG6466 - Applied Revenue Management Techniques in Hospitality (3)
• HMG6556 - Digital Marketing and Big Data Management for Hospitality and Tourism (3)
• HMG6565 - Social Media in Hospitality and Tourism (3)
• HMG6566 - Principles of Destination Marketing and Management (3)
• HMG6585 - Data Analysis in Hospitality and Tourism Research (3)
• HMG6738 - Tourism Industry Analysis (3)
• HMG6251 - International Lodging Accommodations Analysis (3)
• HMG6347 - Contemporary Issues in the Resort Industry (3)
• CAP5610 - Machine Learning (3)
• CNT5008 - Computer Communication Networks Architecture (3)
• COP5711 - Parallel and Distributed Database Systems (3)
• COP6526 - Parallel and Cloud Computation (3)
• CGN6655 - Regional Planning, Design, and Development (3)
• EIN5117 - Management Information Systems I (3)
• ESI6224 - Quality Management (3)
• ESI6225 - Quality Design and Control (3)

Optional Elective Courses

• STA 5703 - Data Mining Methodology I 3 Credit Hours STA 6704 - Data Mining Methodology II 3 Credit Hours STA 5206 - Statistical Analysis 3 Credit Hours STA 6714 - Data Preparation 3 Credit Hours

Grand Total Credits: 30

Application requirements, financial information.

Graduate students may receive financial assistance through fellowships, assistantships, tuition support, or loans. For more information, see the College of Graduate Studies Funding website, which describes the types of financial assistance available at UCF and provides general guidance in planning your graduate finances. The Financial Information section of the Graduate Catalog is another key resource.

Fellowship Information

Fellowships are awarded to highly qualified students based on academic merit. They are paid to students through the Office of Student Financial Assistance, based on instructions provided by the College of Graduate Studies. Fellowships are given to support a student's graduate study and do not have a work obligation. For more information, see UCF Graduate Fellowships, which includes descriptions of university fellowships and what students should do to be considered for a fellowship.

The program will be 30 credits (18 core/required and 12 electives). There will be no thesis requirement, however, a semester-long applied capstone project (involving industry and approved by the program director) will be required. The program will provide employable technical skills including the development of algorithms, discrete choice models, service systems quality engineering, machine learning, digital marketing, and big data management, and computer systems to extract insight from big data. The foregoing will be appropriately contextualized within the global travel industry and its trajectory toward increasing technological innovations that continue to drive the industry. The curriculum includes six (6) required courses that ensure that students have skills in algorithms and statistical techniques for extracting information in addition to awareness of the global travel and tourism industry including. Although courses can generally be taken in any order, the first two (2) required (co-requisite) courses serve as pre-requisites for all remaining courses in the program.

Karnataka Science and Technology Academy

Department of Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka

Science Tourism

Tourism of various kinds have been emerging in the recent years, such as arts & culture, monuments, pilgrim centres, agriculture, industry, war memorials and so on. With science parks, institutions, sites associated with science legends, etc. science tourism is being discussed, with even degree programmes overseas. Considering the fact that Karnataka is in the forefront of Science & Technology including industries from the 1950s and Bengaluru is a ‘Science City’, the Karnataka Science and Technology Academy proposes Science Tourism as a new vocation with a win-win situation for both the different stakeholders running institutions and enterprises and the tourists, in times to come, also as  models for the Departments of Science & Technology, Agriculture, Industry and Tourism.

• To explore science tourism as a new dimension of Infotainment
• To document S&T sites, both heritage and current, in the State
• To design science tourism capsules in different parts of the State
• To formulate short and long term capacity building programmes in science tourism
• To develop entrepreneurship in science tourism, with incubators and start ups
• To publish relevant literature for both students and enterprises
• Establishing a network of Departments and Agencies dealing with Tourism and S&T components in different segments such as Science & Technology, Higher Education, Agriculture, Horticulture, Sericulture, Dairying, Fisheries, Forestry, Industry; Universities and Corporate R&D organisations
• Consultations with Experts from both Tourism and different domains, with regard to concepts and actions; Stakeholder discussions with regard to available resources in  different sectors for the purpose of tourism
• Networking with District Science Centres, DST, Government of Karnataka, with regard to customised tourism in Districts for students as well as general public (taking forest trekking as an example)
• Designing exposure and training programmes in science tourism for rural youth as well as University students
• Setting up incubators in farms/institutions with stakeholder participation for mentoring the candidates, with inputs from professionals
• Recognition of Science tourist centres and entrepreneurs

Administrative / Financial

• Announcement inviting concepts from District Science Centres and other relevant Departments as mentioned above and potential entrepreneurs shall be placed on the KSTA website, with a brief application form
• Oganising a brainstorming session of experts and stakeholders for formulating a strategy paper on Science Tourism
• The Resource Mobilisation Committee of the Academy will formulate the framework for the aspects proposed, for capacity building, pilot runs in the field and related aspects
• The need-based, limited financial support from KSTA shall be on laid out terms such as use of funds for specific purpose such as the brainstorming session, training programmes involving Resource experts, and collaboration with different institutions with MoUs as per extant provisions
• Organisation of workshops and meetings will be as per the provisions of the KSTA

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The New Technology and Travel Revolution

Millennials have also played a significant role in this paradigm shift. They love to travel and are also passionate about new technology. This combined interested has given way to a new context where social media, apps, blogs, and so more have an important part to play when it’s time to play a trip. By that same token, the industry, as it becomes increasingly aware of this trend, has followed suit by adapting its business model and product offering to attract this coveted target. 

Who hasn’t gone somewhere just because Ryanair was offering round-trip tickets for 30 euros? If we merely feel like going somewhere, we go online and look for what the budget airlines are providing, we see what destination will be the cheapest, and voilà, let's go! This scenario, so ubiquitous today, was unthinkable some years ago.

Trends and updates in travel and tech 

As we mentioned in our tourism trends report , the industry is in the midst of a deep metamorphosis. There are many mitigating factors but the new technological solutions coming about are some of the main actors. 

Eurecat Tourism Innovation Department Director Salvador Anton Clavé commented during the Forum TurisTIC de Barcelona event that “the change goes beyond improving processes or the tourist experience; it entails transforming the tourism system itself.” We’re participating in making improvements to processes, customer service, relationships with customers, and the creation of new business models. All this naturally leads to benefits for the traveler, letting them simplify, and often enrich, the travel planning process.  

Booking.com Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Arjan Dijk recently echoed similar sentiments and stated that “in this new decade, we’ll see how the travel industry tries to respond to the needs of a type of a traveler more concerned with sustainability, and with more tech knowledge or curiosity, through developing products, functions, and services make discovering the world easier for all.”

Next, we’ll take a look at some of the technological advances currently leaving their mark on the industry and will, according to various studies, bring significant short-term changes to the sector. 

The seven most important tech solutions for the tourism industry 

1. mobile technology.

This is undoubtedly the main character in the new ways of travel. The cell phone has become our tour guide, travel agency, best restaurant locator, map, and more. It's by our side during the entire purchase journey. In fact, according to TripAdvisor, 45% of users use their smartphone for everything having to do with their vacations.

This is why there’s a need to adapt corporate services and communications to these devices. KLM, for example, has already created an information service for passengers using Facebook Messenger. 

This system, once someone has made a reservation, sends the user information regarding their ticket through Facebook Messenger as well as their boarding pass or updates about the status of their flight. This way, the user has all the pertinent information about their trip in the palm of their hand using an app that they already use , eliminating the need to download anything else.

2. Augmented Reality

Augmented reality (AR) or virtual reality (VR) have also entered the travel world, and the truth is that it’s a trend due to all the possibilities they can offer . More and more companies use it to show users a cabin on a cruise ship or transport them, for a few seconds, to the Great Wall of China. 

Today, it’s possible to “teleport” ourselves to the most remote corners of the globe without getting off the couch . That’s what you can get using Everest’s EVEREST VR app, which lets you see the top of the world without having to climb to the top. Or, if you would prefer, you can cross the Grand Canyon in a kayak enjoying the landmark’s sights and sounds. 

3. Internet of Things (IoT)

The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to bring significant updates to the tourism industry. They include integrating sensors connected to the Internet inside items like cars, suitcases, buildings, and more.  

In fact, Spain’s Hotel Technology Institute (Instituto Tecnológico Hotelero, or ITH) affirmed that the Internet of Things “is going to be the major transformative factor in the personalization of the customer experience over the next few years.” 

Some Virgin Hotel properties offer an app to their clients that lets them interact with the room’s thermostat or control the television in the room. There are also suitcases that have devices that allow users to use their cell phones to follow where their suitcase is at any time to avoid lost baggage at the airport or other public places.

4. Virtual Assistants

We’re all familiar with Siri and Alexa, the virtual assistants that meet all our needs: what’s the weather like today in my city, turn the radio on, open my email, and more. 

Hotels are now starting to enlist this “help” thanks to the arrival of virtual assistants that are specifically designed for this environment. IBM recently launched Watson Assistant, an AI-powered virtual assistant that creates an interactive and personalized experience for consumers.

This is the open technology that firms can employ and adapt to their needs . This way, the virtual assistant won't be called Watson but instead, have the name that the hotel chooses.

5. Big Data

There has been a lot of recent talk about Big Data, but they have yet to show all the opportunities it offers for the travel industry. Nonetheless, many industry players are already using it .

The Meliá hotel chain uses information about their guests to figure out what is the best target for marketing campaigns. Primarily, they examine their database to look at the amount spent, the reason for the trip, the country of origin and cross-checks this information with public data from government sources to develop the most appropriate customer profile and achieve a higher success rate. This way, they make a better segmentation for their campaigns to increase their efficacy and optimize the investment required for these campaigns.

6. Blockchain

Blockchain is a technology poised to transform the world as we know it. Although it’s mainly associated with finance, it also appears that it can impact travel. 

While there has not been that much experimentation with it, it is possible that it will be useful in identifying passengers at the airport, guaranteeing transparency in tourists' opinions, and easy and secure payments.

Travel technology becomes all the more powerful with help from 5G networks. They promise much faster loading and downloading speeds, wider coverage, and more stable connections. Beyond downloading content 20 times faster than before, 5G allows us to develop and deploy technology that 4G limited us. That means the connection between smart devices will be more efficient and we’ll be able to start to truly enjoy the Internet of Things (IoT). 

Immersive tourism, where technology turns travelers into the experience’s protagonist, will be a reality. Plus, augmented reality (AR) or 360° video will be more ubiquitous and accessible.

The BBC ran a test project that used 5G and an AR application at the Roman Baths in Bath, England where users could go back in time to reconstructions of the site in key moments throughout history. This video shows the pilot testing, which saw that over 80% of participants reporting they would be more willing to visit a museum if it had experiences of that caliber:

My personal experience: The techiest Eurotrip

I confess that I am one of those travelers that value the comfort that comes with mobile technology; above all in those “non-stop trips.” That’s why I want to share my experience in how technology has influenced my latest trip to Budapest, Vienna, and Krakow.  

Planning: Online reservations

While planning my trip, I made all the hotel reservations online. I've been doing this for years, but this time I found myself with a different surprise: they gave me the option of downloading a free guide about every city I was going to visit . I like to look for more information about the cities I'm going too, but I also recognize that this is an Inbound tactic that motivates people to reserve using that web portal again the future.

All these reservations, for both flights and hotels, stayed inside my inbox avoiding me having to print everything out and then worry about losing anything.

On the road: My cellphone, the best co-pilot

Traveling with a Smartphone and mobile data (thanks to the end of roaming in Europe) has been a revelation. It reminded me of all my journeys and reservations; it was there to guide me when I got lost (more than I could count) in a city, to keep me busy on long travels, or to help me find out interesting facts about the places I was visiting.

Post-Trip: sharing is living

When I come back from a trip, I always like to review the hotels, restaurants, and activities I’ve been in and done to share with others my experience and help them on their upcoming trip. I am a fan of the Internet philosophy: collaborating and sharing knowledge so everyone can find them. I did it all comfortably with my phone and on the couch at home.

The travel industry is one where interaction with the consumer is becoming more critical, and the technological advances are letting corporations get closer and know their customers a bit better.

Steve Jobs said: "technology is nothing. What's important is that you have a faith in people, that they're basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they'll do wonderful things with them.”

We have the tools. Now the question is: what are we going to do with them?

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Motat Museum to open new science and technology centre Te Puawānanga

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Getting 10-year-olds engaged in science, engineering and mathematics feels akin to getting them to eat broccoli; as adults, we know it is a worthwhile pursuit but sometimes it takes a ton of tomato sauce.

Or, in the Museum of Transport and Technology ’s instance, a $7.4 million science and technology centre.

On May 25, Auckland’s Motat will open the doors to Te Puawānanga, a centre with an ambition to “radically redefine the way our tamariki engage with science, technology, engineering and mathematics (Stem)”.

According to the museum, Te Puawānanga aims to “shake up” how youth learn about Stem, referencing a decline in science achievements and a “pattern of disengagement” in schools.

This has significant consequences for how people pursue careers in Stem, as New Zealand studies find children who don’t express interest in Stem by age 10 aren’t likely to develop an age by 14 or later in life.

Te Puawānanga lead exhibition developer Esther Tobin said this study suggests a small window exists to capture children’s imaginations.

“Zero to 10 is our sweet spot to instil a love for science and discovery that carries through their teen and tertiary years.”

Therefore, Tobin said Te Puawānanga strongly focuses on communicating technical information and topics in an engaging and playful way.

“We are addressing these needs with this new centre by hooking our young people, along with their families and educators, in early and nurturing their curiosity and potential,” she said.

“Te Puawānanga can be the touchstone that bridges this gap; a place to play and create, building a pipeline of curious kids fascinated by science and technology knowledge specific to our part of the world.”

The project, which has taken four years to bring to life, has received contributions from several notable Kiwi creatives, industry experts and knowledge-holders, as well as endorsement from the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, Professor Dame Juliet Gerrard.

“Te Puawānanga promises to energise our young people and motivate them to question the world around them,” Dame Gerrard said, adding that Stem provides the tools to answer these questions and bring engagement back into the classroom.

The Chief Science Advisor is also one of several innovators featured in Te Puawānanga’s Agents of Change exhibit in the Te Puku gallery. Gerrard said she was “really chuffed” to be included, especially because she was immortalised by her favourite cartoonist, Toby Morris.

In addition to being interactive, visual and tactical, it will also include knowledge systems unique to Aotearoa, working with local knowledge holder Pita Turei to ensure different perspectives are represented.

For those who love Motat’s steam trains, trams and vintage trucks, don’t worry, these iconic relics will remain. However, Motat hopes Te Puawānanga will present an “evolution” that offers knowledge in a way that will resonate with people of all ages.

The facility holds three spaces dedicated to the developmental needs of children at different stages.

Under 5-year-olds can hang out in Te Tumu, a soft-place playground inspired by nature, with a puna (spring), kūmara garden, harakeke (flax) weaving, and a pūriri grove.

Te Puku, the belly, is the central space for children aged up to 10, where technology and science that surrounds them every day (including light, colour, motion or forces) is animated into engaging exhibits and installations.

Visitors can also pay a visit to Te Waha, a multi-purpose space that holds after-school clubs, science demonstrations, collection displays and more. Here you’ll find self-led design challenges and information about some of Aotearoa’s cutting-edge technology and innovation.

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Boeing is on the verge of launching astronauts aboard new capsule, the latest entry to space travel

Boeing’s Starliner capsule atop an Atlas V rocket is rolled out to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41, Saturday, May 4, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will launch aboard to the International Space Station, scheduled for liftoff on May 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore exit the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a mission dress rehearsal on Friday, April 26, 2024. The first flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule with a crew on board is scheduled for Monday, May 6, 2024. (Frank Micheaux/NASA via AP)

Boeing Crew Flight Test crew members Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore work in the Boeing Starliner simulator at the Johnson Space Center in Houston on Nov. 3, 2022. The first flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule with a crew on board is scheduled for Monday, May 6, 2024. (NASA/Robert Markowitz)

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA.

It’s the first flight of Boeing’s Starliner capsule with a crew on board, a pair of NASA pilots who will check out the spacecraft during the test drive and a weeklong stay at the space station.

NASA turned to U.S. companies for astronaut rides after the space shuttles were retired. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has made nine taxi trips for NASA since 2020, while Boeing has managed only a pair of unoccupied test flights.

Boeing program manager Mark Nappi wishes Starliner was further along. “There’s no doubt about that, but we’re here now.”

The company’s long-awaited astronaut demo is slated for liftoff Monday night.

Provided this tryout goes well, NASA will alternate between Boeing and SpaceX to get astronauts to and from the space station.

A look at the newest ride and its shakedown cruise:

NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore exit the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a mission dress rehearsal on Friday, April 26, 2024. (Frank Micheaux/NASA via AP)

THE CAPSULE

White with black and blue trim, Boeing’s Starliner capsule is about 10 feet (3 meters) tall and 15 feet (4.5 meters) in diameter. It can fit up to seven people, though NASA crews typically will number four. The company settled on the name Starliner nearly a decade ago, a twist on the name of Boeing’s early Stratoliner and the current Dreamliner.

No one was aboard Boeing’s two previous Starliner test flights. The first, in 2019, was hit with software trouble so severe that its empty capsule couldn’t reach the station until the second try in 2022. Then last summer, weak parachutes and flammable tape cropped up that needed to be fixed or removed.

Veteran NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are retired Navy captains who spent months aboard the space station years ago. They joined the test flight after the original crew bowed out as the delays piled up. Wilmore, 61, is a former combat pilot from Mount Juliet, Tennessee, and Williams, 58, is a helicopter pilot from Needham, Massachusetts. The duo have been involved in the capsule’s development and insist Starliner is ready for prime time, otherwise they would not strap in for the launch.

“We’re not putting our heads in the sand,” Williams told The Associated Press. “Sure, Boeing has had its problems. But we are the QA (quality assurance). Our eyes are on the spacecraft.”

THE TEST FLIGHT

Starliner will blast off on United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. It will be the first time astronauts ride an Atlas since NASA’s Project Mercury, starting with John Glenn when he became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962. Sixty-two years later, this will be the 100th launch of the Atlas V, which is used to hoist satellites as well as spacecraft.

“We’re super careful with every mission. We’re super, duper, duper careful” with human missions, said Tory Bruno, CEO of ULA, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin.

Starliner should reach the space station in roughly 26 hours. The seven station residents will have their eyes peeled on the approaching capsule. The arrival of a new vehicle is “a really big deal. You leave nothing to chance,” NASA astronaut Michael Barratt told the AP from orbit. Starliner will remain docked for eight days, undergoing checkouts before landing in New Mexico or elsewhere in the American West.

STARLINER VS. DRAGON

Both companies’ capsules are designed to be autonomous and reusable. This Starliner is the same one that made the first test flight in 2019. Unlike the SpaceX Dragons, Starliner has traditional hand controls and switches alongside touchscreens and, according to the astronauts, is more like NASA’s Orion capsules for moon missions. Wilmore and Williams briefly will take manual control to wring out the systems on their way to the space station.

NASA gave Boeing, a longtime space contractor, more than $4 billion to develop the capsule, while SpaceX got $2.6 billion. SpaceX already was in the station delivery business and merely refashioned its cargo capsule for crew. While SpaceX uses the boss’ Teslas to get astronauts to the launch pad, Boeing will use a more traditional “astrovan” equipped with a video screen that Wilmore said will be playing “Top Gun: Maverick.”

One big difference at flight’s end: Starliner lands on the ground with cushioning airbags, while Dragon splashes into the sea.

Boeing is committed to six Starliner trips for NASA after this one, which will take the company to the station’s planned end in 2030. Boeing’s Nappi is reluctant to discuss other potential customers until this inaugural crew flight is over. But the company has said a fifth seat will be available to private clients. SpaceX periodically sells seats to tycoons and even countries eager to get their citizens to the station for a couple weeks.

Coming soon: Sierra Space’s mini shuttle, Dream Chaser, which will deliver cargo to the station later this year or next, before accepting passengers.

The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

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Einstein and anime: Hong Kong university tests AI professors

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Using virtual reality headsets, students at a Hong Kong university travel to a pavilion above the clouds to watch an AI-generated Albert Einstein explain game theory.

The students are part of a course at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) that is testing the use of "AI lecturers" as the artificial intelligence revolution hits campuses around the world.

The mass availability of tools such as ChatGPT has sparked optimism about new leaps in productivity and teaching, but also fears over cheating, plagiarism and the replacement of human instructors.

Professor Pan Hui, the project lead for HKUST's AI project, is not worried about being replaced by the tech and believes it can actually help ease what he described as a global shortage of teachers.

"AI teachers can bring in diversity, bring in an interesting aspect, and even immersive storytelling," Hui told AFP.

In his "Social Media for Creatives" course, AI-generated instructors teach 30 post-graduate students about immersive technologies and the impact of digital platforms.

These instructors are generated after presentation slides are fed into a programme. The looks, voices and gestures of the avatars can be customized, and they can be displayed on a screen or VR headsets.

This is mixed with in-person teaching by Hui, who says the system frees human lecturers from the "more tedious" parts of their job.

For student Lerry Yang, whose PhD research focuses on the metaverse, the advantage of AI lecturers was in the ability to tailor them to individual preferences and boost learning.

If the AI teacher "makes me feel more mentally receptive, or if it feels approachable and friendly, that erases the feeling of distance between me and the professor", she told AFP.

- 'Everybody's doing it' -

Educators around the world are grappling with the growing use of generative AI, from trying to reliably detect plagiarism to setting the boundaries for the use of such tools.

While initially hesitant, most Hong Kong universities last year allowed students to use AI to degrees that vary from course to course.

At HKUST, Hui is testing avatars with different genders and ethnic backgrounds, including the likenesses of renowned academic figures such as Einstein and the economist John Nash.

"So far, the most popular type of lecturers are young, beautiful ladies," Hui said.

An experiment with Japanese anime characters split opinion, said Christie Pang, a PhD student working with Hui on the project.

"Those who liked it really loved it. But some students felt they couldn't trust what (the lecturer) said," she said.

There could be a future where AI teachers surpass humans in terms of trustworthiness, Hui said, though he said he preferred a mix of the two.

"We as university teachers will better take care of our students in, for example, their emotional intelligence, creativity and critical thinking," he said.

For now, despite the wow factor for students, the technology is far from the level where it could pose a serious threat to human teachers.

It cannot interact with students or answer questions and like all AI-powered content generators, it can offer false, even bizarre answers -- sometimes called "hallucinations".

In a survey of more than 400 students last year, University of Hong Kong professor Cecilia Chan found that respondents preferred humans over digital avatars.

"(Students) still prefer to talk to a real person, because a real teacher would provide their own experience, feedback and empathy," said Chan, who researches the intersection of AI and education.

"Would you prefer to hear from a computer 'Well done'?"

That said, students are already using AI tools to help them learn, Chan added.

"Everybody's doing it."

At HKUST, Hui's student Yang echoed that view: "You just can't go against the advancement of this technology."

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Should trump be allowed to run for office, 'maga meet and greet' jokes fly as steve bannon's conviction appeal fails.

Former Donald Trump adviser and far-right firebrand Steve Bannon lost his appeal of his case for contempt of Congress Friday — and he didn't get a lot of sympathy on social media.

It means that Bannon must now appeal to the Supreme Court or make arrangements to turn himself over to prison, legal analyst Allison Gill pointed out on X .

"I imagine he will appeal to SCOTUS next. He was indicted in November 2021, and convicted in July 2022," she wrote.

Former federal prosecutor Barbara McQuade cheered , "Victory for the rule of law. It is time ... he served his time."

Former prosecutor Joyce Vance said , "Bannon is effectively out of appeals. He can delay a little bit longer, asking for the full court to review the decision en banc & asking SCOTUS to hear his case on cert, but neither one of those things will happen. Bannon is going to prison."

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"And now it’s time for Bannon to be given a date to report to the federal Bureau of Prisons to begin serving his sentence," legal expert Glenn Kirschner said on X.

"At this point, is it a prison or a MAGA meet-and-greet?" the Lincoln Project joked.

It's unclear which prison Bannon would be sent to. While the contempt ruling came out of Washington, D.C., his former colleague Peter Navarro — who was convicted of similar charges after both refused a congressional subpoena to testify — is serving his sentence in Miami.

MeidasTouch editor Ron Filipkowski anticipated that , "Bannon & MAGA will claim the Deep State conspired to have him in prison during election crunch time."

He went on to write that there were at least three ways that Bannon could have avoided prison altogether: "1. Showing up; 2. Not going to trial; 3. Not putting off his sentence."

Lawyer Geoge Conway recalled an X post from the mockery account "Allen Weisselberger."

"Wait till Steve Bannon finds out you only get one shirt in prison," Weisselberger cracked.

Activist Jeff Tiedrich quipped on Threads : "Congratulations to Steve Bannon, the most-recent graduate of the University of F--k Around and Find Out.'"

"Steve Bannon, come on down," cheered Lev Parnas , one of the former Rudy Giuliani henchmen involved in the efforts to find dirt on Joe Biden in Ukraine. "You’re the next MAGA loyalist to go to prison !!! Don’t worry Donald Trump will be joining you soon !!!"

National security expert Marcy Wheeler pointed out that Bannon also faces a New York State fraud trial in September. "Gonna be tight getting through prison before then," she noted.

Bannon refused to answer questions before Congress about the Jan. 6 attack for the probe. The House Select Committee voted to hold him in contempt and the rest of Congress agreed. The Justice Department then took up the case, and a D.C. court agreed he was in contempt of Congress. He was then sentenced to four months in prison .

Hush money judge throws both sides a 'curve ball' over tricky witness

The judge in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial on Friday managed to surprise both sides of the aisle with his opinion on a problematic potential witness, according to a new analysis.

Justice Juan Merchan heard arguments from Trump's attorneys and Manhattan District Attorney's office prosecutors about how to handle Allen Weisselberg, the former Trump Organization CFO currently serving time in prison on perjury charges, reports Law 360's Stewart Bishop .

"[Merchan] throws something of a curve ball at both sides," Bishop reported from the criminal court where Trump stands accused of falsifying business records.

“We’re kinda jumping the gun,” Merchan reportedly said. “We want to explain why he’s not here without making efforts to compel his appearance?”

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The issue arose after Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass requested permission to introduce into evidence Weisselberg's $2 million severance agreement with the Trump Organization.

That settlement agreement also appeared in New York Attorney General Letitia James' civil fraud action against Trump as proof the former CFO had a financial stake in propping up the former president, legal analyst Lisa Rubin noted at the time.

The severance agreement, dated Jan. 9, 2023, mandates Weisselberg keep quiet about the Trump Organization and buys his silence with eight regular installments, $700,000 of which he has reportedly yet to receive .

Assistant District Attorney Chris Conroy repeated this argument to Merchan on Friday.

"Our view is that Mr. Weisselberg's interests right now are very aligned with the defendant's," Conroy told Merchan. "And this agreement helps to point that out."

Trump's attorney Emil Bove requested the agreement be precluded, arguing it would give the prosecution an unfair advantage.

The prosecution could use the document to argue Weisselberg conspired with Michael Cohen and the defense would be unable to ask Weisselberg if that were true, Bove argued.

This is when Merchan jumped in with a suggestion that did not appear appetizing to either side: calling Weisselberg to the stand outside the presence of the jury.

“We’re not creating any [new] procedure,” Justice Merchan reportedly said. “This is done, I’ve had people put on the stand from jail. Some testify, some refuse.”

Whether or not Weisselberg will be summoned to Trump's courtroom remains uncertain, as Merchan promised to revisit the issue next week.

Trump's latest 'absurd' attack on Biden hit by wave of mockery

In his latest tirade at the Manhattan courthouse after a week of embarrassing testimony in his criminal hush money case, former President Donald Trump launched a bizarre attack on President Joe Biden — claiming that he was lying about inflation statistics and linking it to his golf game.

"[Biden] lies about everything, including his golf game," said Trump, who has been called out by fact-checkers for a constant string of falsehoods in his post-trial day courthouse step rants. "Because he can't hit a ball. He can't hit a ball 100 yards."

The former president was swiftly skewered by commenters on social media — some of whom pointed out that Trump himself has a lengthy list of accusations that he outright cheats at golf , and goes out of his way to award himself club championships at his own properties' golf tournaments even when he doesn't bother to show up for portions of the competition.

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" Trump accuses Biden of….lying about his golf game," wrote Key West based political commentator Peter Heinlein. "At some point we can all stop pretending this guy is ‘fighting for us’."

"Why don’t any of the reporters ask him questions when he stands in the Trump Whinery zone?" wrote the account @BrianSpiva. "Why do they just record every absurd thing that tumbles out of his pie hole? Push back, cowards! Stop the soliloquies."

"Trump 2024: I can hit a ball 100 yards," wrote the account @WormsUSA.

"I like a president who’s #1 priority is not golf.. just saying," wrote the account @DianeBurr.

"Always projection and confession," wrote the account @lisasmoot1964. "Trump is well known to cheat at golf and lie about his numbers."

"Boy, he looks terrible," wrote the account @Pro88Will. "And sounds confused, incoherent…he’s all over the board. Red flags everywhere."

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