Why we must ground the metaverse in the 'humanverse'
While the metaverse enables us to enter a virtual world, it is the humanverse, i.e., the physical world, that needs our attention, our urgent action, and our capital investments.
Komal Dadlani is a Biochemist with an MSc from the University of Chile. In 2013 she started Lab4U to democratize science and change the way science is taught with a lab in the pocket. Today Lab4U is present in Latin American and the US with more than 120,000 students using Lab4Physics, their first product. Komal has been a recipient of the Cartier Women's Initiative Awards 2015, Toyota Mother of Invention Award 2017, MIT Technology Review 35 Under 35 Leaders in LatAm 2018, Ashoka Fellow and internationally recognized by The New York Times, Forbes, People Magazine, and the BBC for her work at Lab4U as a top female entrepreneur.
While the metaverse enables us to enter a virtual world, it is the humanverse, i.e., the physical world, that needs our attention, our urgent action, and our capital investments.
Transformar radicalmente la forma en que enseñamos y aprendemos las habilidades científicas y tecnológicas es esencial para equipar a nuestra juventud para un futuro impredecible.
Radically transforming the way we teach and learn science and technology skills is essential to equip our youth for an unpredictable future.