Filipino Tacos Are Here, and They’re Superb
The Asian nation's food is on the rise in Texas. A recent pop-up collaboration shows how Tex-Mex is giving it a helping hand.
What Is Applied Category Theory? (2018)
This is a collection of introductory, expository notes on applied category theory, inspired by the 2018 Applied Category Theory Workshop, and in these notes we take a leisurely stroll through two...
What is Category Theory Anyway?
A quick browse through my Twitter or Instagram accounts, and you might guess that I've had category theory on my mind. You'd be right, too! So I have a few category-theory themed posts lined up for this semester, and to start off, I'd like to (attempt to) answer the question…
Why Google’s approach to replacing the cookie is drawing antitrust scrutiny
Google’s Privacy Sandbox is under increasing scrutiny throughout the digital media industry and now from the U.K. government as well.
The 6 Types of Grit (And How to Develop Them)
We all want to be better than we are today. And that often requires pushing yourself beyond your comfort zone, even when you don’t feel like it. It requires getting back up and trying again and again when you fail. It requires sticking with a path long enough to see it through…
6 Causes of MOS Transistor Leakage Current
Leakage current can contribute to power dissipation, especially at lower threshold voltages. Learn about six types of leakage current that can be found in MOS transistors.
The Fried Rib Tips Are Sacred at Mitch’s Corner Stop
The New Orleans–inspired dish is available every day except Sunday, when Mitch Davis preaches at the local Baptist church.
Google Cloud Free Program
Discover the free cloud features that come with the Google Cloud trial offer and more information on how to upgrade your account.
Playlist: Haitian Rhythms And The Music Of New Orleans
Haiti's influence on one of America's most musical cities is explored in a new audio documentary, Kanaval, hosted by Leyla McCalla and produced by WXPN.
Image Processing with Python — Using RG Chromaticity
How to use the Gaussian Distribution for Image Segmentation
12 Twitter Sentiment Analysis Algorithms Compared
12 sentiment analysis algorithms were compared on the accuracy of tweet classification. The fasText deep learning system was the winner.
Release v3.0.0: Transformer-based pipelines, new training system, project t
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Heavy Rotation: 20 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
This January, NPR member stations share a mix of the most popular songs on their airwaves, including music from The Avalanches, Jade Bird, Madlib, Run the Jewels and more.
The Science of Changing Someone's Mind
Don’t try to change someone else’s mind. Instead, help them find their own motivation to change.
Sunday Firesides: Don’t Confuse Niceness With Kindness
We often use the words “nice” and “kind” synonymously. But it can be helpful to distinguish between the two qualities, as Eric Kapitulik, Marine special operator and leadership coach, does. Being nice means making people feel good in the short-term. Behaving politely. Offering a…
To Counteract Propaganda, We Should Look to Lessons from Advertising
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The goal should not be conversion but doubt.
An Archeologist’s Guide to Beer Cans
Here's how to figure out how long it's been since someone left their empties around, only to be dug up later.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tBh5aFzASo&ab_channel=TAXAOutdoors During the pandemic, there has been a considerable demand for safe options to get into the outdoors while maintaining the social distancing norms. When hotels remained closed, and the conventional form of…
Text2Gestures: A Transformer-Based Network for Generating Emotive Body Gest
We present Text2Gestures, a transformer-based learning method to interactively generate emotive full-body gestures for virtual agents aligned with natural language text inputs. Our method generates…
The Century-Old Neon Sign Tearing Up LA Conservationists
After hiding just out of frame for decades, an exceptionally rare and remarkable Depression-era neon sign was discovered outside of Los Angeles. Then the past came rushing back.
Image Processing with Python — Template Matching with Scikit-Image
How to identify similar objects in your image
Mixed Signals: Why People Misunderstand Each Other
The psychological quirks that make it tricky to get an accurate read on someone's emotions
Loaded Questions: What They Are and How to Respond to Them (Effectiviology)
Carl Braun on Communicating Like a Grown-Up
Industrial genius Carl Braun believed that clear thinking and clear communication go hand in hand. Here the guide on writing productively to get things done.
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Go Big or Go Home
In dingy basements and private clubs, an ancient Asian board game becomes a cutthroat battlefield for brainiacs.
List of Logical Fallacies with Examples
A comprehensive list of logical fallacies, with definitions, explanations, and examples that are easy-to-understand.
The mind-blowing secret of the Armenian alphabet - PeopleOfAr
The Armenian alphabet is a true masterpiece of its era and knows many secrets. However, there is one in particular that still blows my mind. As some people know the Armenian alphabet was (re)invented in 405 AD by the Armenian linguist and theologian Mesrop Mashtots with the help…
The Long History of Japan’s Tidying Up
Marie Kondo is just the current manifestation of a tradition of cleaning.
Building an Advanced Fingerprinting Detector AI
Here is how you can build an advanced AI fingerprinter detector by refining it to take the dynamic behavior of JavaScript files into account.
TT-Rec: Tensor Train Compression for Deep Learning Recommendation Models
The memory capacity of embedding tables in deep learning recommendation models (DLRMs) is increasing dramatically from tens of GBs to TBs across the industry. Given the fast growth in DLRMs, novel...
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Instacart Survived Covid Chaos — But Can It Keep Delivering After The Pandemic?
Apoorva Mehta’s grocery delivery app is now an essential—and booming—business. Now the 34-year-old billionaire has to show he can outfox Bezos, dodge an avalanche of new competitors and calm his rebellious workers and restless partners.
What Psychology Says About Why Bystanders Sometimes Fail to Help
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The bystander effect refers to a phenomenon in which the greater the number of people there are present, the less likely people are to help a person in distress. Learn why it happens.
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7 Ways Narcissists Manipulate Relationships
How narcissists use "narcissistic supply" to exploit relationships.
The Dark Side of Boredom
While it has long been known that some people enjoy harming others for pleasure, the psychological reasons are largely unclear. A new study yields fresh insight.
Ten Ideas That Have Shaped My Life - Scott H Young
The ideas that influence us aren't always obvious. Here are ten that have shaped my life, that may have the power to change yours.
How to Give Better Advice
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Research reveals the common mistakes we make when trying to help.
6 Web Scraping Tools That Make Collecting Data A Breeze | by Sara A. Metwal
The first step of any data science project is data collection.
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News & blog about Learn Enough (including the Ruby on Rails Tutorial)
Lunik: Inside the CIA’s audacious plot to steal a Soviet satellite
How a team of spies in Mexico got their hands on Russia's space secrets—and tried to change the course of the Cold War.
How to get over the intimidation factor and start loving hardcore strategy games
The strategy and wargaming genres contain some of the best reviewed and most beloved games of all time, but many of the most revered of these titles are fiendishly difficult to get into. If you’ve been putting off trying new games such as C
The Ultimate Scikit-Learn Machine Learning Cheatsheet - KDnuggets
With the power and popularity of the scikit-learn for machine learning in Python, this library is a foundation to any practitioner's toolset. Preview its core methods with this review of predictive modelling, clustering, dimensionality reduction, feature importance, and data…
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The Kenyan Maasai Who Once Hunted Lions Are Now Their Saviors
A decade ago, scientists worried the lion could go extinct in Kenya by 2020. But today the area’s lion population is thriving thanks to an extraordinary group.
Image Processing with Python — Blob Detection using Scikit-Image
How to identify and segregate specific blobs in your image