The Rise of the Frankish Empire: A Journey Through History
Explore the fascinating history of the Frankish Empire from the conquest of Gaul by the Franks in the 5th century to the reign of Charlemagne as the Holy Roman Emperor. Discover key events such as Clovis I's unification of the Franks, Charles Martel's victory at the Battle of Tours, and Charlemagne'
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Exploring Wikipedia in Education and History
Dive into the intersection of Wikipedia, education, and history with insights from Dr. Charles West. Discover how HST6089 redefines historical study, create/edit pages on figures like Charles Martel, and explore Histropedia for an enriched learning experience. Embrace the digital economy's impact on
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Life of Pi: Sinking Ship Chaos
In an excerpt from Yann Martel's novel "Life of Pi," the central character, Pi, finds himself on a sinking ship carrying dangerous wild animals. As panic and confusion set in, Pi seeks help from the crew only to be misguided, leading to a moment of doubt and betrayal. The intense narrative captures
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Academic Journey in High Energy Physics: Exploring Dark Matter Production in the Early Universe
Mathieu Gross embarks on a Ph.D. journey supervised by Yann Mambrini, focusing on gravitational production of dark matter in the early universe. His academic path includes studies at Ecole Polytechnique, with a Master's in theoretical physics and research on reheating and early universe dynamics. De
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Understanding Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) in Depth
CNN, a type of neural network, comprises convolutional, subsampling, and fully connected layers achieving state-of-the-art results in tasks like handwritten digit recognition. CNN is specialized for image input data but can be tricky to train with large-scale datasets due to the complexity of replic
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