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Zone 10

Analog Foundry

Nine lessons of about three minutes each, every one with a live demo and a quick test.

  • AI & Machine Learning
  • Mind & Perception
  • Space, GPS & Maps
  • Mind-Bending Math & Games
  • The Internet & Web
  • Security & Scams
  • Energy, Heat & Motion
  • Engineering & Machines
  • Inside the Computer
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  1. 82Neural NetworksA Neuron Is a Weighted VoteThe building block of AI is a very simple decision
  2. 83Visual NeuroscienceThe Afterimage FlagStare at the wrong colors and the right ones appear
  3. 84TimekeepingThe Country That Skipped a DaySamoa jumped straight from 29 to 31 December 2011
  4. 85Numbers0.999… = 1The endless nines are exactly one, not ‘almost one’
  5. 86Internet SpeedMegabits, Not MegabytesWhy your ‘100’ connection downloads at about 12
  6. 87Password SecurityEveryone's Password Is 123456The most common passwords fall in under a second
  7. 88ElectromagnetismMeasure Light Speed With ChocolateYour microwave can measure the speed of light
  8. 89Structural DesignThe ArchLoose stones stand for 2,000 years by pushing on each other
  9. 90MultitaskingYour Computer Doesn't MultitaskIt switches between jobs so fast it fools you