Category: Research
Research on a particular subject, be it a technology, event, concept, etc.
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The Landscape of Inequality
in: Research
Project Statement In my lifetime I have witnessed ideas about equality, inclusion and diversity evolve into an integrated framework of principles that have increasingly become part of the fabric of our institutions of government, business, church and society. But now, our efforts to level the Landscape of Inequality is facing significant resistance from several groups.…
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It’s in My DNA, Part 2
I posted earlier about the DNA results I received from Ancestry. They recently sent an update that reports a reduction in the Scottish component of my DNA from 3% to 2%, but increases my Welch component from 0% to 2%. While I am deeply saddened by being 50% less Scottish, I will quickly remind everyone…
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The Linguistic and Cultural Interplay Between “Testify”, “Testimony”, and “Testicle”
I recently attended a presentation, given by a forensic anthropologist, on the various procedures and techniques used to investigate a crime scene. In the discussion on managing evidence, the presenter made an aside on the relationship among the words testify, testimony and testicle, rooted in the shared latin word testis. Those comments prompted me to…
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AI: Are we going to be Eclipsed?
in: Research
This note includes large sections of the article “Human Beings Are Soon Going to Be Eclipsed,” written by David Brooks and published in the New York Times, July 13, 2023. The Turning Test proposed by Alan Turing in 1950 submitted: [it] is a test of a machine’s ability to exhibit intelligent behaviour equivalent to, or indistinguishable…
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Langstaff Road
in: Research
Questions(or what is this about) The project will track the changes along Langstaff Road due to construction. Approach Take pictures as changes happen Gallery Publications TBD Related Material TBD References Blog Entries