How can we harness the energy of the Earth’s sun?
Prof. Shlomo Maital interviews Eran Tal, Co-founder of Volta Solar, to ask him how they harness the Israeli sun.
This is the link between the shrinking of the human brain and Israel’s budget
Prof. Shlomo Maital explains why our brains shrank, how it is possible to know that they shrank, and what is the connection to ants and the Israeli budget.
Healthy Israelis, ailing healthcare: Inside the paradox
Recent shortages that occurred due to the pandemic severely stressed healthcare facilities and those who work in them.
Israel’s COVID vaccine: Yes, we can!
Prof. Shlomo Maital brings the story of Israel’s coronavirus vaccine. Warning: It may not have a happy end.
How the US slashed child poverty: Lessons for Israel
Israel has neglected its poor children for decades, while in recent months, in one fell swoop, the US has slashed child poverty by 40% or more. How did the US do this? And what can Israel learn from it?
World War II’s secret Jewish commandos: X Troop
Prof. Shlomo Maital brings a particularly stunning yet-untold World War II story by Hunter College Professor Leah Garrett – a book about 87 Jewish commandos, an unlikely band of brothers, who together played a decisive role in defeating the hated Nazis.
Arab Israelis: Is anybody listening?
As Prof. Shlomo Maital writes in this article, we Israelis have many stellar qualities. But listening patiently to those with whom we may disagree is not one of them.
Lebanon: Who destroyed it, and what happens next?
Nations fail when self-interest, rampant like the Delta variant, becomes dominant and spreads viciously. Let us look north and treat Lebanon as a life lesson.
COVID led schools the wrong way – here’s how we fix it
There is a critical skills gap emerging, between the skills that industry wants and needs when hiring workers and the skills that potential employees have acquired in school.
The digital twin and condition based maintenance
A series of three blogs emphasizing the role of digital twins in providing monitoring diagnostic and prognostic capabilities, with examples from condition based maintenance
