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My name is Jacob. I’m a Communications & Media Studies senior at Roger Williams University eager to share my creativity, storytelling, and social media skills through inspiring collaborations for positive outcomes.
Feeling Blue? Why AI Can’t Take Away Your Doldrums…No Matter How Hard It Tries
AI can do a lot. From optimizing manufacturing processes to diagnosing disease to personalizing a student’s education, Artificial Intelligence has shown that it can solve problems and improve efficiency, learning approaches, business management, and customer service...
Hidden Messages in Plain Sight: A Little ‘Bit’ of Pixel Magic Does the Trick
If you’ve ever watched the movie National Treasure (actor Nicolas Cage plays historian and code-breaker Ben Gates searching for rumored treasures dating back to the founding of America), you may remember the scene where he and his cohorts use lemon juice and a blow...
Color Your World with the Razzmatazz of Pixels
When worldwide crayon company Crayola set out in 1903 to create a palette of colors to inspire children’s artistic expression, they couldn’t have imagined the expansive variety of shades digitized art would demand. Although the company produced over 400 crayon colors...
Dot. Dot. Dash. How the Telegraph Changed Society and the Way We Communicate
Watch an old WWII movie and you most likely will see officers tapping away on a single-switch machine, alerting front line commanders of an impending attack. Thanks to the invention of the telegraph, the encrypted dot-and-dash coded messages spelled success or...
From Tin Cans to Cell Phones: How Digital Technology Grew from Its Analog Roots
Ask any kid from the boomer generation if they’ve ever used two cans and a stretched string to talk with a friend, and you most certainly would hear a resounding yes! A fun plaything that captured the imagination of 1950s children, the rudimentary toy represents much...
Will Elon Musk Put a Little Computer in Your Brain?
The ability to think—it’s what separates us from any other creature. Without it, we cannot comprehend, imagine, explore, create or communicate with those around us. That is why technology giant Elon Musk’s latest venture, Neuralink, is so important in its innovation....