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White Paper: Proofs and Importance of Manhattan Distance

Setup Work in 2D first (the usual “city blocks” picture). Take two points: A = (x_1, y_1), \quad B = (x_2, y_2). The Manhattan distance between them is defined as d(A,B) = |x_2 – x_1| + |y_2 – y_1|. Now … Continue reading

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White Paper: AI Proliferation and the Intensification of Publish-or-Perish Pressures and Intellectual Productivity Demands

Executive Summary The rapid proliferation of artificial intelligence—particularly large language models capable of generating sophisticated analysis, literature reviews, creative content, and technical writing—has transformed the economics of knowledge production. What was once a human-bounded endeavor is now accelerated by computational … Continue reading

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White Paper: Training Students and Educators to Use AI for Biblicist Analysis While Preserving Sound Interpretive Guardrails

Executive Summary As AI systems become increasingly capable of generating theological commentary, exegetical insights, and instructional materials, Christian educators face a growing need to integrate these tools without compromising biblically faithful interpretation. AI can accelerate learning, broaden access to historical … Continue reading

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White Paper: A Typology of Fruitful Areas of Conjecture and Theorem Generation in Algebra Using AI Methods

Executive Summary The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into algebraic research opens new avenues for conjecture and theorem generation. While classical mathematics has relied on human creativity, analogy, and intuition, AI models—especially those leveraging symbolic computation, large language models, and … Continue reading

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White Paper: Enhancing Senior Care through Real-Time Vital Monitoring Technologies

Executive SummaryAs senior care homes increasingly contend with rising patient acuity, staff shortages, and a growing elderly population, the integration of real-time biometric monitoring technologies offers a transformative opportunity. This white paper explores the use of wearable or ambient sensor … Continue reading

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A Modest Proposal For The Development Of A Social Media Application For The Deaf Community

Last Sabbath, a deacon in our congregation asked me about my thoughts about AI as well as about the possibility of developing an application for the deaf community (we have a deaf member in our congregation, it should be noted, … Continue reading

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On The Difficulties Of Getting AI To See Itself As Non-Evolutionary

One of the more frustrating experiencing with using AI is the lazy and inaccurate tendency for AI to see processes as evolutionary when they are anything but. Getting the AI to recognize this, as shown in the discourse below, can … Continue reading

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On Pahlavi Nostalgia

Nostalgia for the rule of the Shahs, particularly in contemporary Iran and among Persians living abroad, can be attributed to a variety of reasons, ranging from political to social and cultural factors. Here are some of the key reasons why … Continue reading

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On The Origins Of Suburbs

Being someone who spends a fair amount of my time dealing with AI, I asked Microsoft Copilot (which is being put in my face an awful lot these days) to deal with a somewhat ordinary question as to the origin … Continue reading

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It’s 2025, Companies, So Why Aren’t You Communicating Like It Yet?

You’re right to point out that relying solely on phone calls for customer communication seems outdated in 2025. While many companies are indeed adopting newer methods, there are still reasons why phone calls persist: However, it’s also true that many … Continue reading

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