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Visual literacy requires a similar understanding of conventions and rules for how we interpret images and design. Now's your chance to test your visual literacy skills! Questions and Answers 1. Typography: Observe the signs in the image collage below. The font used for each of the signs has...
ASIMO predicts how much it should shift its center of gravity to the inside of the turn and how long that shift should be maintained. Because this technology works in real time, ASIMO can do this without stopping between steps, which other robots must do. Essentially, with every step ASIMO...
Developing a company’s global strategy – which, by definition, includes a China strategy – requires a deep understanding of China’s evolving role in the new world, a basic knowledge of the fundamental reasons why and how China works, and a clear-eyed view of the implications of the new...
(pepperoni pizza, cheeseburgers, fries, hot fudge sundaes, etc) and the certain things most diets tell us to eat more of are typically not what we scientists would refer to as “hedonically pleasurable.” Look at some diet recipes. When was the last time you heard anyone say, “I am ...
The lower 1.5°C limit, by the same token, was not chosen because it represented some safe level. It was chosen because scientists believed that the damage from global warming would be less than for a 2°C increase. It’s like finding that a smaller hole in a boat is safter than a ...
We need a manifestly fair procedure – a neutral body, unbeholden to politicians, that will reasonably evaluate the alternatives. Fortunately, political scientists have a solution that fits the bill – a randomly selected citizen assembly. The idea is this: randomly select a few thousand Canadians...
"The brain interprets the flash as part of the moving background, and therefore engages the prediction mechanism to shift the position of the flash." In another part of the exercise, the light flashes over a still background. When the scientists compared the patterns of neural activity, they...
“You’re gonna hate me, because for the next three days of this conference, going to various symposia and keynotes from eminent scientists, you won’t be able tounseeall the presentation errors I’ve just shown you. You’ll giggle, or gasp while your colleagues are trying to concentrate ...
(3) Transport policymakers need to strength their abilities in selecting suitable data (out of a much larger set) and having more (competent) personnel capacity to interpret data. (4) Promoting sustainable mobility is a strong driving force for the local governments to enhance data use....