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Heather
May 8, 20243 min read
Transistors & Whitman College
Fundamentally, transistors serve two functions. The first –and what it’s most widely known for– is their ability to act as an on and off...
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Heather
May 1, 20242 min read
What is Blender?
This is a brief article about Blender. But what is Blender? Blender is (and I might be biased here) a fantastic piece of 3D software. It...
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Heather
Apr 25, 20243 min read
AI and Discrimination
Back in 2019, a regional court in China started using an AI called Xiao Zhi. Originally its purpose was just to announce judicial...
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Heather
Apr 10, 20245 min read
Solid State Drives and the Brain
It’s a strange object, really. Electrically-driven, composed of unimaginably small components, and quite connected to psychology. This...
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Heather
Apr 8, 20244 min read
Legislation Around AI
(To clarify, this article is not about legislation written by AI, but rather legislation written about AI) AI. We all know about AI at...
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Heather
Feb 6, 20242 min read
What is Wolfram|Alpha?
You may have heard of WolframAlpha, you may have not. If you have, you might still be surprised to learn that it isn’t a search engine....
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Heather
Jan 22, 20245 min read
Bite-Sized Tidbits
One of my previous articles talked a little as to how Whitman’s archives work. What I didn’t talk about, though, was some of the...
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Heather
Dec 5, 20233 min read
On Researching (Metaphorical) Whales (AKA How to Use the Archives)
The title of this article may have caused you to raise an eyebrow. As it may suggest, I’m not talking about researching actual whales,...
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Heather
Nov 28, 20236 min read
A Brief Delve Into Google Sheets
Graphic Designer: me For a lot of people Google Sheets might look like a simple enough tool. You have a spreadsheet of cells, you can...
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Carlos Munoz
Nov 28, 20234 min read
Abracadabra! Vanishing Emails in Gmail
With Gmail's confidential mode, you can safeguard sensitive information against unauthorized or accidental sharing. Messages sent in this...
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Heather
Nov 14, 20236 min read
A Brief History of Whitman's Planetarium
Graphic designer: Heather Whitman College is a place filled with names, with places like the residence halls, Maxey, Penrose, Reid, and...
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Heather
Nov 9, 20235 min read
Hard Drives: How Come Silicon Remembers?
How do transistors work, and why are they so important? How do cameras work? Or in this first article’s case, how come silicon remembers?
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Catelyn Clevenger
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Sleep and Technology: Is Technology The Villain?
Editor: Heather Romero Michel. Graphic Designer: Clara Crandall. Do any of these problems sound familiar to you? Sleeping less than 7...
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sunc00
Oct 31, 20234 min read
Try This Video Game 1: Costume Quest
School can be a stressful time, and it can be hard to wind down and have fun. I hope these video games can help relieve stress and help...
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Carlos Munoz
Oct 30, 20232 min read
File Management: Your Guide to College Success
Welcome, brave scholars, to the ultimate academic adventure! College life is a thrilling whirlwind of quests and challenges, where each...
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Carlos Munoz
Oct 26, 20232 min read
From the Dorm Room to the Boardroom: How Machine Learning Will Propagate Marginalization
Coded Bias explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini’s discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned...
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Charlotte Elliott
Oct 19, 20231 min read
Thoughts on Canvas: Modules
In the realm of academia, miscommunication stands as a leading source of conflicts between professors and students. Therefore, it is...
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Charlotte Elliott
Oct 19, 20231 min read
Thoughts on Canvas: Notifications
Canvas email notifications are a mixed bag for me. On one hand, they can be quite infuriating, but on the other, they've been a lifesaver...
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Charlotte Elliott
Oct 19, 20232 min read
Thoughts on Canvas: Dashboard
When you initially log into Canvas, I assure you, it can be as overwhelming as any new website. It's a barrage of colors, images, and...
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Charlotte Elliott
Oct 19, 20232 min read
Thoughts on Canvas: Grades
Grades can be both a student's ally and adversary in the world of college education. We yearn to know them, to catch a glimpse of how...
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