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Can Humans Recognize AI-Generated Text?
Using this science project idea, find out if humans can correctly identify text written by AI and text written by real humans.
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Read All about It
Mr. Griot shares an example of an informational newspaper article to teach the important characteristics of informational writing.
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Can Switching Off WiFi and Mobile Data Protect You From Radiation?
Simply switching off your phone data won’t completely eliminate radio wave emissions, even when your phone is on standby mode. This is because the phone needs to be connected to a nearby cell tower to be online and available for calls...
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Can Computers Really Talk? Or Are They Faking It?
New advancements in technology are making it harder than ever to tell the difference between a computer and a human speaker... but what's going on under the hood? Is it really "language," or just a digital illusion?
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How Language Nerds Solve Crimes
The fact that we all have our own unique way of speaking is a beautiful thing. It's at the core of personal expression and contributes to the wonderful tapestry of language. But it also means that no form of expression can be 100%...
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Can All Monsters Be Traced Back to Tiamat?
Across multiple mythologies, the term “mother of monsters” is used frequently on the likes of women such as Echidna, Lamia, and Angrboda. But in Mesopotamian mythology, the mother of monsters is Tiamat, who’s less of a woman, and more of...
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How Cthulhu Transcended its Creator, H.P. Lovecraft
The tentacle-faced creature Cthulhu is H.P. Lovecraft’s most enduring eldritch creation. But while Lovecraft may be Cthulhu’s inventor, this monster has outgrown its creator, impacting both horror fiction and the real world in...
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Taotie: The Mystery of Chinese Mythology’s Famous Glutton
This influential ancient monster from Chinese mythology predates the written word. Inspired by ancient bronze and jade iconography detailing the face of a bulging-eyed, gapping-mouthed beast, the Taotie creature is both mysterious and...
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Slender Man: How The Internet Created a Monster
Dr. Zarka explains the timeline of this Internet folklore sensation, examining how unlike so many other monster origins stories, we know exactly when and why this one was created. From Creepypasta to video games, horror movies to...
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Jinn: The Ancient Arabian Shapeshifters
Jinn is a popular character in fiction and their origins continue to influence Islamic cultures today. From the Qur’an to The Thousand and One Nights, the story of Aladdin to I Dream of Jeannie and everything in between—the jinn are more...
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It’s Just a Myth of the Seasons
Mr. Griot defines a myth and discusses the characteristics of and elements contained in a fictional story, specifically how it relates to the myth, Myth of the Seasons.
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Hamlet 1.5 Discussion: "Eternal Blazon"
The ghost uses the term "eternal blazon", which has a connection to heraldry and can be metaphorically extended to depict the afterlife. This video dives into these ideas and use of imagery. It also further explores Shakespeare's...
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Saving Elephants: Harnessing Technology for Conservation
This video showcases how technology, specifically mobile phone-enabled collars, is being used to track and monitor the movements of elephants in Kenya, providing crucial insights into their interactions with humans and their habitats. By...
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Exploring History: The Sherborne Missal and Turning the Pages Project at the British Library
Experience the wonders of the Sherbourne Missal, a rare 15th-century prayer book, through the innovative Turning the Pages program by the British Library. This digital facsimile allows you to virtually turn the pages of the ancient...
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How I make my family tree charts | Adobe Illustrator Tutorial
How I make my family tree charts | Adobe Illustrator Tutorial
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How to Create Excellent Visual Aids for Your Presentation
Make your presentation more engaging, more compelling and more memorable with good visual aids. And, let’s face it, that means slides. Whether you favor PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides, Prezzi, or another tool, how can you create...
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Using a Projector and Slides Effectively
When you attend a meeting, you may need to make a presentation using a projector and slides. Everyone knows how to use a projector. But using and projector and slides well is another thing. In this video, I'll show you how. In fact, I...
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Exploring the Advancements of CDMA Technology in 3G Mobile Phones
This video discusses the features and advancements of CDMA technology in third generation wireless communication. It highlights the benefits of CDMA in enabling fast and cost-effective data transfer, as well as the new possibilities it...
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Summarizing {Comprehension}
Summarizing or saying the summary of a text is an important comprehension practice for kids to understand what they read.
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Being a Historian
Five eminent historians give us a sense of both the excitement and frustration of life as a professional historian on the front lines of research. Featured are: Richard Janko (University of Michigan), Miri Rubin (QMUL), Darrin McMahon...
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AWS, JavaScript, React - Deploy Web Apps on the Cloud - Key Terms: Stacks, Frameworks, and Languages (Part 3)
This is a continuation of the lesson from the previous lecture, which explains full-stack languages in detail.
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AWS, JavaScript, React - Deploy Web Apps on the Cloud - Linux Directory Commands (Part 1)
In this lesson, we will explore several commonly used directory commands to access files in specific paths.