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Zone 8

Pixel Drift

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

  • How Data Travels
  • AI & Machine Learning
  • Mind & Perception
  • Space, GPS & Maps
  • Mind-Bending Math & Games
  • The Internet & Web
  • Security & Scams
  • Energy, Heat & Motion
  • Images, Screens & Games
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  1. 64Computer NetworksFinding a RoutePackets cross the planet without anyone knowing the whole map
  2. 65Data AnnotationYou've Been Training AI for FreeThose CAPTCHA traffic lights and crosswalks taught machines to see
  3. 66Pattern PerceptionFaces EverywhereYour brain is so tuned to faces it finds them in plugs and toast
  4. 67SpaceflightSixteen Sunrises a DayThe space station circles Earth every 90 minutes
  5. 68CombinatoricsThe Party PuzzleAt any party of six, three are all friends or all strangers
  6. 69Internet TrafficHalf the Internet Is RobotsNearly half of all web traffic is not human
  7. 70Social EngineeringWould You Plug It In?Nearly half of dropped USB sticks got plugged in
  8. 71AcousticsThe Sonic BoomOutrun your own sound and it piles up into a shock wave
  9. 72Color ScienceThe Missing YellowYour screen shows yellow without a single yellow light