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Professor Boyer takes a lesson from Homo habilis ancestors
John Boyer, a senior instructor of geography and several wine classes at Virgina Tech, asked attendees to take a lesson from humanity’s ancestor Homo habilus, to take a step back and think ...
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Zombies meet politics: Drezner uses the living dead to dissect foreign policies
Daniel Drezner, a professor at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, is the author of “Theories of International Politics and Zombies,” a book that uses a zombie outbreak ...
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"Watson" creator breaks down the science behind artificial intelligence
David Ferrucci was the principal investigator for the IBM research team that brought the world Watson, the artificial intelligence supercomputer that competed against former “Jeopardy” winners Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in ...
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A diet of junk-food content
Alexander Macris, founder and publisher of The Escapist magazine, talked about the intellectual value of various media, as well as its decline over time, during his talk Sunday at TEDx. ...
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Researcher breaks down the impact of Higgs Boson article
Kyle Cranmer, an experimental particle physicist and New York University professor, talked about the importance of the Higgs Boson particle in physics during his TEDx talk Sunday. ...
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SA drafts new constitution
A months-long effort to revise the Student Association constitution culminated with the release of a draft at Monday night’s Student Assembly meeting. ...
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Researcher says "romantic revolution" disproves death of dating
Dr. Justin Garcia is an optimist when it comes to love and relationships. ...
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Men of Color, PULSE honor overlooked heroes
Students performed monologues Tuesday evening to highlight inspirational but little studied black people throughout history. ...
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Sodexo, diversity, construction discussed at open forum
The Student Association hosted a large panel discussion, headlined by University President Harvey Stenger, Provost Donald Nieman, Vice President for Student Affairs Brian Rose and SA representatives. ...
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CDC prepares students to present like pros
The Career Development Center held a discussion Thursday night to prepare those entering the professional world for one of the most dreaded endeavors of job hunting: the interview. ...