Do ‘Gleis’ and ‘Bahnsteig’ have the same meaning?
Regarding German railway services, ‘Gleis’ and ‘Bahnsteig’ are two terms referring to different elements of a train station. (more…)
Category Archives: Education
‘You capture how I think’: An artist connects science and portraiture
The Wu Tsai Institute’s first artist in residence explores her subjects’ inner worlds — and creates opportunity for unexpected collaborations. (more…)
Aliza Kopans: Working to promote digital wellness for generations to come
From organizing grassroots campaigns to advocating for policy change, the Brown sophomore is on a mission to make screen time safer, healthier and more empowering for young people.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — As a teenager, Aliza Kopans moved from the Boston suburbs to the “middle of nowhere Vermont” to attend a semester school program, where she went four months without her cell phone. But that wasn’t the culture shock — it was coming back home. (more…)
Eureka! Archimedes Running Naked Again with Joy
Here we go again with ChatGPT:
Prompt: You are a great physicist, mathematician and inventor of all time. You obviously know the story of Archimedes, how he invented the method for determining the volume of an object and his joyful crying “Eureka!“. Can you please describe it in a way that even someone who has no knowledge of physics understand it clearly and find it very amusing. I mean, can you bring some fun to the story as well? Please take your time and write it in details. (more…)
How to convert decimal numbers into ASCII code? – an easy step-by-step ChatGPT guide
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a widely used character encoding standard. It represents characters as decimal numbers, with each character assigned a unique code. The ASCII standard uses values ranging from 0 to 127 to represent a total of 128 characters. (more…)
Understanding the use of English word ‘unlike’ with easy examples
The word “unlike” is often used to compare two things or express a difference between them. It indicates that the two things being compared are not similar or do not share the same characteristics. It helps to highlight distinctions and contrasts in a clear way. (more…)
Lavleen Madahar: Global consciousness inspired by small-town people watching
By drawing from her own life experiences, the incoming first-year Brown student hopes to positively impact individuals and communities through dedicated research in the social sciences.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Lavleen Madahar will be the first to tell you she’s a people person. (more…)
Lynda Umuhoza: Teaching coding to local campers and inspiring the next generation of women in tech
As an iProv summer fellow, the rising Brown sophomore created a new coding class for local students attending summer day camp at Providence recreation centers. (more…)