AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoAI in the wild: Costa Rican researchers tested an AI-powered touchscreen in a forest reserve, and capuchin monkeys learned to touch it for banana rewards—showing lab-style control can work in natural habitats. Space science: Using Webb data, astronomers flagged a new early-universe gravitational-arc candidate in the MACS J0308.9+2645 galaxy cluster, extending what Hubble first revealed. Public safety tech: Costa Rica’s MOPT is preparing “free flow” tolling to cut stop-and-go bottlenecks, using systems compatible with the Marcahmo RFID sticker rollout. Health & policy: Costa Rica recorded 28,104 domestic-violence protection-order requests in the first half of 2026, with specialists urging policies grounded in official stats and scientific frameworks. Environment & tourism: Research highlights pesticide runoff risks to the Caribbean tourism economy, with multiple chemicals detected in river systems near plantations. Higher education: Texas Tech University named Paul Vita dean of its Costa Rica campus, starting Sept. 1.
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