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Visions of Human Futures in Space and SETI [PDF]

, 2017
We discuss how visions for the futures of humanity in space and SETI are intertwined, and are shaped by prior work in the fields and by science fiction. This appears in the language used in the fields, and in the sometimes implicit assumptions made in discussions of them.
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Nicht-propositionales Wissen aus Literaturlektüre und Bedingungen seiner Darstellbarkeit in Wikipedia-Einträgen zu literarischen Werken [PDF]

, 2015
(English title) Wikipedia entries on fiction: Under what terms is it possible to report about non-propositional knowledge gained from reading? Given that Wikipedia entries are likely to extert a strong influence on how literary texts are perceived - due to their preferential ranking in Google - there is some demand that research dealing with the ...
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Future history: Indigenous Futurisms in North American Visual Arts

World Art, 2019
World Art is delighted to have brought this special issue of the journal to fruition, its subject Indigenous Futurisms. As defined by Anishinaabe scholar Grace Dillon in Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction, Indigenous Futurisms
Henrietta Lidchi, Suzanne Fricke
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Constructing the self-force [PDF]

arXiv, 2009
I present an overview of the methods involved in the computation of the scalar, electromagnetic, and gravitational self-forces acting on a point particle moving in a curved spacetime. For simplicity, the focus here will be on the scalar self-force. The lecture follows closely my review article on this subject published in Living Reviews in Relativity ...
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Writing Science Fiction Stories to Motivate Analysis of Journal Articles [PDF]

arXiv, 2014
For many students, college physics courses have little or even negative impact on their beliefs about the connection between physics and the everyday world. One way to help students see this connection is to incorporate analysis of science articles into the course.
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Sentiment Analysis with R: Natural Language Processing for Semi-Automated Assessments of Qualitative Data [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
Sentiment analysis is a sub-discipline in the field of natural language processing and computational linguistics and can be used for automated or semi-automated analyses of text documents. One of the aims of these analyses is to recognize an expressed attitude as positive or negative as it can be contained in comments on social media platforms or ...
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How to Complete the Description of Physical Reality by Non-local Hidden Variables? [PDF]

arXiv, 2009
Which non-local hidden variables could complement the description of physical reality? The present model of extended Newtonian dynamics (MEND) is generalize but not alternative to Newtonian Dynamics because its extended Newtonian Dynamics to arbitrary reference frames. It Is Physics of Arbitrary Reference Frames.
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Conversational AI-Powered Design: ChatGPT as Designer, User, and Product [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
The recent advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs), particularly conversational LLMs like ChatGPT, have prompted changes in a range of fields, including design. This study aims to examine the capabilities of ChatGPT in a human-centered design process.
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Clarificări în problematica gender (gen social)

Sociologie Românească, 2006
When embarking on considering the distinction between sex and gender we cannot elude the answer to the question of the origin of gender stereotypes. Such a question arises because gender stereotypes are transcultural universalis , i.e.
Petru Iluț
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Investigating the Intersection of Science Fiction, Human-Computer Interaction and Computer Science Research [PDF]

arXiv, 2018
This paper outlines ongoing dissertation research located in the intersection of science fiction, human-computer interaction and computer science. Through an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing from fields such as human-computer interaction, film theory and studies of science and technology, qualitative and quantitative content analysis techniques ...
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