Grand Valley State University student, Stephen Szymanski, is one of a few hosts of the WCKA “Whale Radio” show and has been for about a year now. What most people do not know is that Stephen chose to go to GVSU because of its work for the Make-A-Wish foundation and the radio show slot is just a bonus. It is unfortunate that when people become … Continue reading The Man Behind The Microphone And Why He Chose GVSU
The article “How My Southeast L.A. Culture Got to Japan” was written to accompany Walter Thompson-Hernández’s short film on L.A. Chicano/Chicana lowrider culture’s presence in Japan. The short film he made by Emily Rhyne, Walter Thompson-Hernández, and Alexandra Eaton for the New York Times highlighted how the lowrider community “came to represent rebellion, resilience, and youth” and how that feeling is not unique to L.A. … Continue reading Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation: Thompson-Hernández on the Lowrider Culture in Japan
The Democratic candidate for the 2020 election, Andrew Yang, spoke with Joe Rogan on Tuesday about his forward-thinking plans and why traditional capitalism is toxic. [Capitalism is] pushing our population to a mindset of scarcity, of nastiness. And that’s why Universal Basic Income is so crucial. Because it gets the boot off the people’s throats. And replaces the mindset of scarcity with a mindset of … Continue reading Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Wants to Give $1000 to All Monthly
Asking who we are or ought to be is a question asked across time, uniquely in Confucius’ teachings, he asked who we are in relation to each other and the world we live in. Confucius was a man of many words, as shown in A Source Book In Chinese Philosophy, translated and compiled by Wing-Tsit Chan. Confucius was one of the few men who revolutionized … Continue reading Confucius, Daoism, & Humanity
Computer scientists are nonstop working on improving artificial intelligence software (AI) to ease the lives of humans. Modern AI is found on phones and computers, most either have Siri or Google, that answers simple commands and questions. To further improve humans’ lives, scientists are trying to find ways to teach AI the ways of humans nonverbal cues, currently with a 70 to 87% accuracy, according … Continue reading Creating Human-Like AI with 87% Accuracy
Success can bring itself into the workplace and life with one thing: fantastic communication skills. In the modern age of engineering, there are a few skills that have deemed to be necessary, as told by Susan Fortané in Interesting Engineering, and sometimes found on job descriptions. Over the past few centuries, there have been a number of inventions that have created a revolution in the … Continue reading The Importance of Communication
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