Modern life runs on computers. We shop on Amazon, store our collective knowledge on Wikipedia, and share our social lives on Facebook. With advances in machine learning, computers can be trained to do everything from recognize faces, to decipher human…
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As music majors would know, the general piano dates back to the harpsichord which was invented hundreds of years ago. Since then, the famous Grand Piano became a popular instrument found from large music ensembles to smaller quartets. While upright…
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Around half a decade ago, one of the most respected phones was the BlackBerry. It was designed for work, concentrating on providing adults with modern tools of communication. But soon, its vision fell short to the growing power of the…
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In late May, the cover of Newsweek featured the title “Sex, Slavery, and a Slippery Truth” in bold, alongside a photo of Somaly Mam- one of the most recognizable anti-trafficking activists in the world. The exposé inside, entitled “Somaly Mam:…
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