Summary: Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is like a super smart computer that can help us in many ways. It can answer questions, make music, and even help us learn. But, we need to be careful with it too. Just like a powerful tool, it can be used in wrong ways, like stealing someone’s voice or… Continue reading AI Has the Potential to Change the World for Good, but We Need Safeguards
Category: Issues
A category focusing on the issues that plaque that African continent. All you need to know about poverty, malaria, HIV/AID, african stereotypes, africans struggle in the west, bad leadership at home
Critical Facts About Waterborne Diseases In The United States and Abroad, by John Hawthorne
If you live in a developed country, and I assume many of you are if you’re reading this, waterborne diseases probably aren’t something you typically worry about. But did you know that poor water sanitation and a lack of safe drinking water take a greater human toll than war, terrorism and weapons of mass destruction… Continue reading Critical Facts About Waterborne Diseases In The United States and Abroad, by John Hawthorne
Democratic Corruption: The Case of Nigeria, By Ogunmakin Oyewumi
Democracy or democratic system of government is one of the most reputable system of government that gives values and recognition to the citizens of a particular country on how to shape their destiny or government through periodic franchise or referendum without being under duress or any intimidation. It is the most widely used system of… Continue reading Democratic Corruption: The Case of Nigeria, By Ogunmakin Oyewumi
You’re Powerful
If they say I can’t, And I say I can, I have to choose whose word I believe, And then prove it! It’s tempting to choose what they say, because it’s easier to prove; Just do nothing
Little Drops or a Heavy Downpour
There’s a reason we care about hurricanes. They come upon us all of a sudden. Cable TV, Mayors, Governors and FEMA jump in. On the other hand, sea levels are rising every day and have been doing so for a long time. In the long run, whether is instantaneous like a hurricane or drip drip… Continue reading Little Drops or a Heavy Downpour
Competing with Artificial Intelligence
I was just reading an article about how artificial intelligence (AI) is going me to make me obsolete in a few years, which was a little disheartening. As I thought about the article, it occurred to me that there are few areas I can always have the advantage over AI if I work on them.… Continue reading Competing with Artificial Intelligence
Clear Your Mental Cache and Restart
Occasionally, we clear our computer cache and history when performance is cranky. Once everything has failed, the IT expert on the other end of the phone may even ask you to do this. In many cases, there is improvement in performance, even if it doesn’t solve the whole problem. We need to do this to… Continue reading Clear Your Mental Cache and Restart
Transitions in Africa: The Two Sides of the Story
This months elections occurred in two African countries, Ghana and the Gambia. On Dec 1, 2016, Gambia went to the polls in which, unexpectedly, opposition candidate Adama Barrow defeated long-term incumbent Yahya Jammeh. Ghana followed up on Dec 7. Here also the leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the main opposition party, Nana Addo… Continue reading Transitions in Africa: The Two Sides of the Story