Religion has sparked many a war over differences in beliefs and interpretations. And yet, the different religious texts on which these belief systems are built are quite similar. However, the textual data that exists in religious texts is difficult to analyze because of the multitude of different languages used. Additionally, texts often don’t follow typical […]
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While the idea of spending three months of co-op in Antarctica sounds isolating and lonely, it is, in fact, the opposite. I discovered this while on my co-op from December 2021 to March 2022 working with the French Polar Institute to improve long-term penguin observation systems. Every day is heightened by the close community of
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Dressed in cozy pajamas and armed with steaming cups of hot chocolate, millions of families flock to their televisions to watch “The Polar Express,” a film that has arguably become a holiday classic. While “The Polar Express” encourages the audience to believe in Christmas magic and draws upon childhood innocence, it is equally known for
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“Ignoring technological change in a financial system based upon technology is like a mouse starving to death because someone moved their cheese.” — Chris Skinner. The word “fintech” — the cutting-edge fusion of finance and technology — has gained more popularity in the last few years than ever before. Artificial intelligence is transforming the field
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Contraceptive technology keeps surprising us every year with new designs, effects, or methods. One new method is called COSO, a device designed by Rebecca Weiss, a German design graduate from the Technical University of Munich, aimed at members of the public with male reproductive organs. COSO is designed for use at home without any difficulty
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Affective polarization is a term that describes how individuals tend to see their opposing political parties in a negative light and their co-partisans in a positive light. This bias can unknowingly cause ignorance and lead to less effective cooperation and understanding between groups and people of different parties. This psychological mindset is dangerous as it
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The goal of artificial intelligence (AI) is to teach a computer how to think. So, it’s unsurprising that many of the strides made in AI and specifically machine learning — a subset of AI focused on using large collections of data to teach a computer rules through discovering patterns — have been based on biological
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Did you get an alert three weeks ago saying you needed to update your iPhone? Well then stop what you’re doing, check your settings, and update your phone right now. This update may be the most important one to date; the iOS 14.8 update is designed to protect your Apple devices from being hacked without
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The past ten years have seen an explosion of small-lift rocket companies. Ranging from 30 to 100 feet tall, these liquid-propellant rockets aim to launch up to two tons of payload — equivalent to the weight of a large car — into orbit. Instead of focusing on humans and large space telescopes, they’re launching smaller
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