Category Today I Learned (TIL)

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Benchmarking Machine Learning for Basketball Performance

A recent study published in Knowledge and Information Systems shows us an analysis of machine learning (ML) models for predicting the future performance of  basketball players. This study tested 14 different ML models against 18 basketball statistics and Key Performance…

My Challenges with AI

My Challenges with AI AI has taken over the world of technology; from software developers to artists, AI has an effect on almost all of us these days. In this essay I will be talking about the effects AI had…

The Art of Boredom

Introduction Recently, I found myself unable to do nothing, even for a few minutes. It’s like my body itches to be occupied. I think it feels uncomfortable to do nothing, which feels weird to admit. We live in a digital…

Nature’s Architect and Engineer: Beavers!

Unironically, beavers are genuinely one of my favorite animals! With their chunky bodies, fluffy fur, five-toed webbed hind feet, five-finger hands, orange bucked teeth, and paddle-shaped tail, what’s not to love about them? They’re so cute! I recently watched Zootopia…

I love sharks, maybe you should too!

“Fish are friends, not food.” – Bruce from Finding Nemo. When I watched Disney’s Finding Nemo (2003) as a child, I was absolutely horrified by Bruce the Great White Shark. I was so afraid that when I went on family…

The Marine Colonizers: Lionfish

Introduction: As I scrolled through YouTube to look for something to watch, I came across a Short (the term for the vertical, short-form video format on YouTube). The short was of a free diver swimming through a kelp forest and…