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database concept. vintage cabinet. library card or file catalog.
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Author
Andrew McDiarmid
Date
May 9, 2019
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Social Factors, Technocracy
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Beyond the Google Search

Today's search technology may provide us with an "answer" we did not work for and won't remember
Andrew McDiarmid
May 9, 2019
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Social Factors, Technocracy
While a search engine or online encyclopedia may be a convenient first resort, you should see it as merely a starting point. From there, you can turn to other resources, either online or in person. Read More ›
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News
Date
January 14, 2019
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Ethics, Social Factors
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Research Showing That Fake News Easily Fools Us Collapses

A recent paper claiming that low-quality news (“fake news”) spreads as quickly on social media as accurate news has been retracted by its authors.
News
January 14, 2019
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Ethics, Social Factors
A team from the Shanghai Institute of Technology sought to study whether accuracy made any difference to whether a post goes viral on social media. They cited a concern about “the digital misinformation that threatens our democracy.” Read More ›
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Colorful toothpicks or pick-up sticks
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Author
Eric Holloway
Date
December 27, 2018
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Machine Learning
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How Can We Measure Meaningful Information?

Neither randomness nor order alone creates meaning. So how can we identify communications?
Eric Holloway
December 27, 2018
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Machine Learning
Dropping a handful of toothpicks on the table seems to produce a different sort of pattern than spelling out a word with toothpicks. Surprisingly, this intuitive distinction is harder to make in math and the sciences. Algorithmic specified complexity (ASC) enables us to distinguish them. Read More ›