In what can easily be ascribed as a defining feature for future civilization – excluding flying cars – the autonomous vehicle is perhaps one of the most coveted ideas in the human conscience. However, it also remains an idea…
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Computers are a Science: Making a Bootable USB Drive
This article is the fourth in our ongoing computer science series. An Operating System is the system or software that supports a computer’s basic controls and functions. Without an OS, your computer wouldn’t…
The Genetic Engineering Dilemma
Genetic engineers are able to edit the genome of an organism. One tool they use is called CRISPR, which stands for “Clusters Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats.” Having the power to edit an organism’s DNA has sparked…
National Technology Day
In a time of human history when there are well over a 1,000 National Days to be had, it is far too easy to become lost in the endless sea of National Days that include the likes of National Doughnut Day or even National Bubble Wrap Day.
Computers are a Science: The Turing Award
This article is the third in an ongoing series by Gwen Barret and Destiny Johnson. There are Nobel Prizes in math and science, but there is not one specifically dedicated to computer science. However, there is the Turing Award which has been awarded to almost 55 people.
Introducing the Fifth Generation of Tech
The future is here, and it calls itself 5G. First though, what even is 5G? 5G is an acronym for fifth generation, the fifth generation of wireless networking technology, to be precise. There have been multiple generations before 5G…
Computers are a Science: Intro to HTML
This article is the second in an ongoing series by Gwen Barret and Destiny Johnson. What is HTML? HTML stands for Hypertext Markup Language. HTML is a coding language in which users…
Quasars: The Center of the Galaxy
Quasars are among the brightest bodies in the universe. Only supernovas and gamma-ray bursts rival them in luminosity. Quasars are fueled by supermassive black holes, which are black holes billions of times more massive than our sun.
The Birth of the Gaming Console
The Xbox One, the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and its soon-to-be successors are popular culture staples. Functioning not only as a machine for entertainment and the gaming audiences it caters to, they also work in tandem as home movie systems and communication devices.
Computers are a Science: The Evolution of Modern Computers
This article is the first in an ongoing series by Gwen Barrett and Destiny Johnson. Tech Today Computers important to today’s society. There are sewing machines with computers installed in them, 3D…