SPRING 2025: PAINTING OUTSIDE THE LINES
Canals, Castles and Cobblestones
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1YVsTC-1LZirMVuqIL-JbDQ9uFZKCiKg-SUdE69B37rQ/edit?usp=sharing
Facing It
[i] Glover, Ellen. “Facial Recognition Technology, Explained.” Built In, 23 February 2024, https://builtin.com/articles/facial-recognition-technology-explained. Accessed 21 May 2024.
[ii] Stouffer, Clare. “What is facial recognition and how does it work?” Norton, 21 July 2023, https://us.norton.com/blog/iot/how-facial-recognition-software-works. Accessed 21 May 2024.
[iii] Kirvan, Paul. “What Is Antispoofing? | Definition from TechTarget.” TechTarget, October 2023, https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/definition/antispoofing. Accessed 21 May 2024.
[iv] Ughade, Nupura. “Face Spoofing: Impact & Anti-Facial Sppofing Techniques.” HyperVerge, 15 November 2022, https://hyperverge.co/blog/what-is-face-spoofing/. Accessed 21 May 2024.
[v] Crumpler, William. “The Problem of Bias in Facial Recognition | Strategic Technologies Blog.” CSIS, 1 May 2020, https://www.csis.org/blogs/strategic-technologies-blog/problem-bias-facial-recognition. Accessed 21 May 2024.
[vi] To, Jump. “Facial Recognition Technology: Privacy and Accuracy Issues Related to Commercial Uses.” GAO, 11 August 2020, https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-20-522. Accessed 21 May 2024.
[vii] United Nations. “Spyware and surveillance: Threats to privacy and human rights growing, UN report warns.” ohchr, 16 September 2022, https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2022/09/spyware-and-surveillance-threats-privacy-and-human-rights-growing-un-report. Accessed 21 May 2024.
[viii] Ye, Josh. “China drafts rules for using facial recognition technology.” Reuters, 7 August 2023, https://www.reuters.com/technology/china-drafts-rules-using-facial-recognition-technology-2023-08-08/. Accessed 21 May 2024.
[ix] Tangalakis-Lippert, Katherine. “Clearview AI Scraped 30 billion Images from Facebook to Share with Police.” Business Insider, 2 April 2023, https://www.businessinsider.com/clearview-scraped-30-billion-images-facebook-police-facial-recogntion-database-2023-4. Accessed 21 May 2024.
[x] Sheikh, Hafiz. “Facial Recognition Technology and Privacy Concerns.” ISACA, 21 December 2022, https://www.isaca.org/resources/news-and-trends/newsletters/atisaca/2022/volume-51/facial-recognition-technology-and-privacy-concerns. Accessed 21 May 2024.
[xi] Hao, Karen. “This is how we lost control of our faces.” MIT Technology Review, 5 February 2021, https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/02/05/1017388/ai-deep-learning-facial-recognition-data-history/. Accessed 21 May 2024.
[xii] Redress Compliance. “Exploring the Impact of AI on Facial Recognition Technology.” Redress Compliance, 24 March 2024, https://redresscompliance.com/exploring-the-impact-of-ai-on-facial-recognition-technology/. Accessed 27 May 2024.
[xiii] Panko, Ben. “How Your Brain Recognizes All Those Faces.” Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2017, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-does-your-brain-recognize-faces-180963583/. Accessed 28 May 2024.
[xiv] Michalowski, Jennifer. “An optimized solution for face recognition.” MIT News, 6 April 2022, https://news.mit.edu/2022/optimized-solution-face-recognition-0406. Accessed 28 May 2024.
[xv] Suleyman, Mustafa. “How the AI Revolution Will Reshape the World.” Time, 1 September 2023, https://time.com/6310115/ai-revolution-reshape-the-world/. Accessed 4 June 2024.
[xvi] Thomas, Mike. “12 Dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI).” Built In, 1 March 2024, https://builtin.com/artificial-intelligence/risks-of-artificial-intelligence. Accessed 25 June 2024.
[xvii] Thormundsson, Bergur. “Artificial intelligence (AI) worldwide - statistics & facts.” Statista, 19 June 2024, https://www.statista.com/topics/3104/artificial-intelligence-ai-worldwide/#topicOverview. Accessed 26 June 2024.
[xviii] Woolf, Max. “54+ Facial Recognition Statistics, Facts, and Trends [2023].” Passport-Photo.Online, 12 June 2023, https://passport-photo.online/blog/facial-recognition-statistics/. Accessed 26 June 2024.
Art without Limits
Down, Lee. “Virtual Reality and the Future of Art Exhibitions.” Arts, Artists, Artwork, 13 May 2023, https://artsartistsartwork.com/virtual-reality-and-the-future-of-art-exhibitions/. Accessed 28 May 2024.
“Examples of using augmented and virtual reality for museums and art galleries - AR STORIES.” Stories AR, 20 April 2023, https://stories-ar.com/eng/augmented-and-virtual-reality-for-museums-and-art. Accessed 28 May 2024.
Zhestkov, Maxim. “5 Examples of VR & XR Applications from Creative Industries – Varjo.com.” Varjo.com, 29 June 2023, https://varjo.com/vr-lab/5-examples-of-mixed-and-virtual-reality-applications-from-creative-industries/. Accessed 28 May 2024.
GEO Olympics: Paris 2024
Ewe, Koh. “The Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony: Everything to Know.” Time, Time, 5 July 2024, time.com/6995210/olympics-opening-ceremony-paris-when-how-to-watch-performances-security/.
The Guardian. “Paris Mayor Swims in Seine as River Is Cleaned up Just in Time for Olympics.”
The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 17 July 2024, www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/17/paris-mayor-anne-hidalgo-fulfils-olympic-promise-swim-in-the-seine-cleanup-pollution.
Jason Mitchell. “Olympic Games Paris 2024 Venues & Stadiums.” Olympic Games Paris 2024 | P1 Travel, www.p1travel.com/en/olympic-games-paris-2024-venues-stadiums.Accessed 4 Aug. 2024.
Outliers of Rock #4 - "Mustaine vs The World"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkN4hzn0vYQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKoXcJaylAo
https://loudwire.com/dave-mustaine-fired-from-metallica-anniversary/
https://www.thegauntlet.com/article/17100/James-Hetfield-kicks-Dave-Mustaines-dog-Mustaine-
https://hetfield90.rssing.com/chan-16918266/article4.html
https://www.kerrang.com/metallica-the-untold-story-of-the-album-that-changed-everything
https://metalstorm.net/bands/biography.php?band_id=163&bandname=megadeth
https://www.concreteplanet.com/assets/RawOct30Nov12.pdf
https://mrhsridgereview.org/3799/features/battle-of-the-bands-metallica-v-megadeth/
Outliers of Rock: Deep Dive #1 “Morgenstern”
https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/3530822107858512399/
https://www.songtell.com/rammstein/morgenstern
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6wWVKhxIU2cEi0K81v7HvP?si=gp3zn--fTUSn9G_zSXOiXQ
https://open.spotify.com/album/74ydDCcXTco741y42ceRJ5?si=QWwi83jnQfa_qUs1-EVj_g
https://open.spotify.com/track/0gf9HMeZDXRexbuM5CihZg?si=7bbad82edce94ec9
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/morgenstern-morning-star.html
https://genius.com/Genius-english-translations-rammstein-morgenstern-english-translation-lyrics
https://bestsellingalbums.org/artist/10791
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rammstein_wallpaper_logo.png
https://www.flickr.com/photos/anirudhkoul/5693551087
https://www.deviantart.com/mambajus/art/RAMMSTEIN-963925803
https://www.rammsteinworld.com/en/rammstein/members
Men Unmasked
https://fashionjournal.com.au/fashion/menswear-2020-looking-lot-feminine/
The Music of Cinema
Williams, John. “The Importance Of Music In Films.” Purpose Studio, 1 May 2021, https://www.purposestudios.in/post/importance-of-music-in-films.
Howsley, Steven. “The Importance of Music in Film and TV | Raindance.” Raindance Film Festival, 28 September 2020, https://raindance.org/the-importance-of-music-on-film-emotion/.
Bond, Edward. “The Master of the Epic: Exploring Hans Zimmer's Film Scores.” Sound of Life, 26 June 2022, https://www.soundoflife.com/blogs/people/hans-zimmer-film-scores.
Mungwadzi, Ian. “Why Hans Zimmer should be considered the Modern Mozart.” The Geek Show, 2 March 2023, https://thegeekshow.co.uk/hans-zimmer-the-modern-mozart/
Walker, Colin. “Hans Zimmer is one of the most influential movie composers.” The Plaid Press, 17 January 2023, https://theplaidpress.com/2023/01/17/hans-zimmer-is-one-of-the-most-influential-movie-composers/
Lubin, Gus. “How Hans Zimmer Wrote the 'Interstellar' Theme.” Business Insider, 4 November 2014, https://www.businessinsider.com/how-hans-zimmer-wrote-the-interstellar-theme-2014-11
Castellanos, Manny A. “#SOTD: John Williams - Binary Sunset.” Geeks Of Color, 4 May 2018, https://geeksofcolor.co/2018/05/04/sotd-john-williams-binary-sunset/
SPRING 2025: THE GREY AREA
“DOLLY THE SHEEP – THE FIRST CLONED ADULT ANIMAL.” | UoE Content, https://edwebcontent.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/atoms/files/141215_case-study-dolly_0.pdf.
“Cloning timeline: Which animals and when?” BBC, 29 February 2012, https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20120229-cloning-which-animals-and-when.
Weintraub, Karen. “20 Years after Dolly the Sheep Led the Way—Where Is Cloning Now?” Scientific American, 5 July 2016, https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/20-years-after-dolly-the-sheep-led-the-way-where-is-cloning-now/.
“DSpace.” ScholarlyCommons, https://repository.upenn.edu/server/api/core/bitstreams/03b6b4f3-e742-44ea-bc34-8e5509bf6f0f/content
Mertl, Melissa. “Deriving an Ethical Code for Scientists: An Interview With Joseph Rotblat” Science, 12 May 2000
https://www.science.org/content/article/deriving-ethical-code-scientists-interview-joseph-rotblat
“Sir Joseph Rotblat | Science.” The Guardian, 2 September 2005, https://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/sep/02/obituaries.obituaries.
“Cloning = Cruelty.” Compassion in World Farming, https://www.ciwf.org.uk/our-campaigns/other-campaigns/cloning/.
Investopedia. “The Value of Diamonds and Water Paradox.” Investopedia, https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/032615/how-can-marginal-utility-explain-diamondwater-paradox.asp. Accessed 30 November 2024.
Pettinger, Tejvan. “Paradox of Value - Definition, Explanation, Examples.” Economics Help, 10 November 2021, https://www.economicshelp.org/blog/167172/economics/paradox-of-value-definition-explanation-examples/. Accessed 30 November 2024.
Study.com. “Diamond-Water Paradox | Definition, Explanation & Examples - Lesson.” Study.com, https://study.com/academy/lesson/diamond-water-paradox-in-economics-definition-examples.html?msockid=10ada01869266ef33c03b51168b16f05. Accessed 30 November 2024.
AI vs Employment: The Job Market’s Debatable Dilemma
Arnold, Sunita. “How Is Artificial Intelligence Impacting the Job Market?” LINQTO, LINQTO, 6 December 2024, https://www.linqto.com/blog/how-is-artificial-intelligence-impacting-the-job-market/. Accessed 8 December 2024.
Catherine. “Amazon Go is Not the Future of Shopping.” Competitor Monitor, Competitor Monitor, https://www.competitormonitor.com/blog/amazon-go-is-not-the-future/. Accessed 23 November 2024.
Gorgieva, Kristalina. “AI Will Transform the Global Economy. Let’s Make Sure It Benefits Humanity.” IMF Blog, IMF, 14 January 2024, https://www.imf.org/en/Blogs/Articles/2024/01/14/ai-will-transform-the-global-economy-lets-make-sure-it-benefits-humanity#:~:text=Reshaping%20the%20Nature%20of%20Work&text=Many%20studies%20have%20predicted%20the,employment%20is%20exposed%20to%20AI. Accessed 21 November 2024.
Gregg, Indiana. “The Future Of Work: Embracing AI's Job.” Forbes, Forbes, March 12 2024, https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2024/03/12/the-future-of-work-embracing-ais-job-creation-potential/. Accessed 22 November 2024.
“How AI And Skills-Based Hiring Are Reshaping The Job Market.” Forbes, 15 October 2024, https://www.forbes.com/sites/karadennison/2024/10/14/how-ai-and-skills-based-hiring-are-reshaping-the-job-market/. Accessed 11 December 2024.
Howarth, Josh. “60+ Stats On AI Replacing Jobs (2024).” Exploding Topics, 27 May 2024, https://explodingtopics.com/blog/ai-replacing-jobs. Accessed 11 December 2024.
Manyika, James. “Technology, jobs, and the future of work.” McKinsey & Company, 24 May 2017, https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/employment-and-growth/technology-jobs-and-the-future-of-work. Accessed 11 December 2024.
Pratt, Mary K. “12 key benefits of AI for business.” TechTarget, TechTarget, 6 August 2024, https://www.techtarget.com/searchenterpriseai/feature/6-key-benefits-of-AI-for-business. Accessed November 21 2024.
University of San Diego. “The Impact of AI on the Job Market and Employment Opportunities.” University of San Diego, University of San Diego, https://onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu/ai-impact-on-job-market/. Accessed 10 November 2024.
What is the Second Amendment? It's all about the comma, 6 August 2019, https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2019/08/06/what-second-amendment-its-all-comma/1922436001/. Accessed 8 December 2024.
Duignan, Brian, and Patrick J. Charles. “District of Columbia v. Heller | Summary, Ruling, & Facts.” Britannica, 22 October 2024, https://www.britannica.com/event/District-of-Columbia-v-Heller. Accessed 8 December 2024.
“Firearm Violence in the United States | Center for Gun Violence Solutions.” Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, https://publichealth.jhu.edu/center-for-gun-violence-solutions/research-reports/firearm-violence-in-the-united-states. Accessed 8 December 2024.
Gonzales, Richard. “Maine Dairy Drivers Settle Overtime Case That Hinged On An Absent Comma.” NPR, 8 February 2018, https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/02/08/584391391/maine-dairy-drivers-settle-overtime-case-that-hinged-on-an-absent-comma. Accessed 8 December 2024.
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Orrison, Rob. “Militia, Minutemen, and Continentals: The American Military Force in the American Revolution.” American Battlefield Trust, 30 April 2021, https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/militia-minutemen-and-continentals-american-military-force-american-revolution. Accessed 8 December 2024.
“U.S. Constitution FAQs | Constitution Center.” The National Constitution Center, https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/about-the-constitution-faqs. Accessed 8 December 2024.
From Ruck to Reconciliation: Mandela’s Springbok Legacy
Beyer, Greg. “Mandela & the 1995 Rugby World Cup: A Match That Redefined a Nation.” TheCollector, 28 Nov. 2024, www.thecollector.com/nelson-mandela-1995-rugby-world-cup/.
Evans, Farrell. “How Nelson Mandela Used Rugby as a Symbol of South African Unity.” History.Com, A&E Television Networks, 29 July 2021, www.history.com/news/nelson-mandela-1995-rugby-world-cup-south-african-unity.
“Nelson Mandela Used Power of Sport to Unify, Rebuild South Africa.” Sportanddev, 31 May 2023, www.sportanddev.org/latest/news/nelson-mandela-used-power-sport-unify-rebuild-south-africa.
SPRING 2024: UNDER THE LENS
Science’s Ghostbusters: The "Ghost" Particle
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68631692
The Day the Moon Obscured the Sun
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/08/total-solar-eclipse-path-map Guardian News and Media. (2024, April 8). Millions gather across US, Mexico and Canada for total solar eclipse. The Guardian.
https://www.space.com/stages-of-total-solar-eclipse-2024-explained Lea, R. (2024, April 7). The 5 stages of the 2024 total solar eclipse explained for April 8. Space.com.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/8/total-solar-eclipse-2024-where-when-and-how-to-watch Lodhi, A., & Kestler-D’Amours, J. (2024, April 9). Total solar eclipse 2024: Where, when, and how to watch. Al Jazeera.
“If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit” - a twisted Cinderella tale?
https://people.com/oj-simpson-everything-to-know-about-infamous-glove-trial-8630341
The Rojak Identity:
Behind Locked Lab Doors
“'I began having nightmares': Former animal tester reveals the reality of working in animal research.” CBC, 22 June 2018, https://www.cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/done-and-done-1.4712114/i-began-having-nightmares-former-animal-tester-reveals-the-reality-of-working-in-animal-research-1.4712368.
Invisible threads
“Body Language.” Psychology Today, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/body-language. Accessed 25 March 2024.
Kumar, Bhuvana, et al. “Using Facial Micro-Expressions in Combination With EEG and Physiological Signals for Emotion Recognition.” Frontiers, https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.864047/full. Accessed 25 March 2024.
“A Theory of Reciprocity.” EconStor, April 2001, https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/75813/1/cesifo_wp457.pdf. Accessed 22 March 2024.
The Psychological Struggle to Accept Imperfections
Armstrong, John. “Can we accept imperfection and still strive for a better society?” The Conversation, 12 June 2013, https://theconversation.com/can-we-accept-imperfection-and-still-strive-for-a-better-society-14276. Accessed 3 February 2024.
“Being perfectly human means accepting human imperfections - Unbound.” Saybrook University, 11 April 2011, https://www.saybrook.edu/unbound/being-perfectly-human-means-accepting-human-imperfections/. Accessed 3 February 2024.
Dixit, Jay. “The Art of Now: Six Steps to Living in the Moment.” Psychology Today, 1 November 2008, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200811/the-art-now-six-steps-living-in-the-moment. Accessed 4 February 2024.
Martin, Sharon. “Embrace Your Imperfections.” Psychology Today, 5 February 2021, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/conquering-codependency/202102/embrace-your-imperfections. Accessed 3 February 2024.
Vadlamani, Sonia. “Embrace imperfection: six ways to celebrate your flaws.” Happiness.com, https://www.happiness.com/magazine/personal-growth/embrace-your-imperfections/. Accessed 3 February 2024.
“What Causes Perfectionism?” Psychology Today, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/perfectionism. Accessed 3 February 2024.
YouTube: Home, 9 November 2017, https://inspirationpsychology.com/the-problem-with-perfectionism-how-to-embrace-imperfection/. Accessed 3 February 2024.
REPUTATION
https://people.com/music/kanye-west-famous-inside-his-and-taylor-swifts-relationship-history/
https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-kanye-west-relationship-timeline/2009-mtv-vmas/
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/news/a41965/taylor-swift-kanye-west-feud-timeline/
Screenshot 1 source (apology from Kanye wests old blog) and screenshot 2 (Instagram story from Taylor’s account):
https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/8/26/20828559/taylor-swift-kanye-west-2009-mtv-vmas-explained
Kim k Tweet:https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1LHi0AagAA7I4D.jpg:large
The Rojak Identity
CAN1 Modal Verb - Definition, Pictures, Pronunciation and Usage, www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/can1. Accessed 1 Apr. 2024.
“Manglish – a Truly Unique Malaysian Language.” Culture Boleh Global Training PLT, 18 Apr. 2016, cultureboleh.com/manglish-a-truly-unique-malaysian-language.
Where is the Power?
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "dictatorship". Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 May. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/dictatorship. Accessed 26 May 2024.
“Cross-Tabs: July 2023 Times/Siena Poll of the Race for Republican Nominee for President.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 31 July 2023, www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/07/31/us/elections/times-siena-poll-republican-primary-crosstabs.html.
Dastin, Jeffery, et al. “The Amazon Lobbyists Who Kill U.S. Consumer Privacy Protections.” Reuters Investigates, Reuters, www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/amazon-privacy-lobbying/. Accessed 26 May 2024.
DellaVigna, S., and E. Kaplan. “The Fox News Effect: Media Bias and voting.” The Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol. 122, no. 3, 1 Aug. 2007, pp. 1187–1234, https://doi.org/10.1162/qjec.122.3.1187.
“Downfall: How Five Fearsome Dictators Were Finally Overthrown.” Sky HISTORY TV Channel, www.history.co.uk/articles/downfall-how-five-fearsome-dictators-were-finally-overthrown.
Flood, Brian, and Fox News. “Fox News Viewership Crushes CNN, MSNBC in April as ‘the Five’ Finishes as Most-Watched Show on Cable News.” Fox News, FOX News Network, 30 Apr. 2024, www.foxnews.com/media/fox-news-viewership-crushes-cnn-msnbc-april-five-finishes-most-watched-show-cable-news.
Froomkin, David , Shapiro, Ian and Dahl, Robert A.. "democracy". Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 May. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/democracy.
Hale, Erin. “Why Has the US Passed a Bill to Ban Tiktok, and What’s Next?” Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera, 14 Mar. 2024, www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/14/why-has-the-us-passed-a-bill-to-ban-tiktok-and-whats-next/.
Illing, Sean. “How Fox News Evolved into a Propaganda Operation.” Vox, 22 Mar. 2019, www.vox.com/2019/3/22/18275835/fox-news-trump-propaganda-tom-rosenstiel.
Jones, Robert P. “What America Could Look like without Fox News.” Time, Time, 28 Apr. 2023, time.com/6275452/america-without-fox-news/.
Lau, Tim. “Citizens United Explained.” Brennan Center for Justice, 21 Apr. 2022, www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/citizens-united-explained?ref=hbcompass.io.
Raikar, Sanat Pai. "representative democracy". Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Feb. 2024, https://www.britannica.com/topic/representative-democracy. Accessed 25 May 2024.
Younes, Rasha. “Meta’s Broken Promises.” Human Rights Watch, 26 Jan. 2024, www.hrw.org/report/2023/12/21/metas-broken-promises/systemic-censorship-palestine-content-instagram-and.
Outliers of Rock #3 “Rammstein”
https://www.rammsteinworld.com/en/rammstein/history
https://www.mtv.com/news/l1dz28/rammsteins-act-lands-two-members-in-jail
https://loudwire.com/rammstein-pyrotech-how-much-fuel-per-show/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/04/germany.lukeharding
https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/8527438/Rammstein/Benzin
https://lyricstranslate.com/en/mein-teil-my-part.html-0
https://bestsellingalbums.org/artist/10791
https://rammwiki.net/wiki/Made_in_Germany_(compilation)
Link to Rammstein’s Spotify Artist Account
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6wWVKhxIU2cEi0K81v7HvP?si=gp3zn--fTUSn9G_zSXOiXQ
