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Fundamental

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Fundamental is an educational application that teaches kids about science in fun and innovative ways. It uses characters, storytelling, and achievements to encourage kids to learn. The goal is to ignite or encourage an interest for science by turning it into a fun, rewarding experience. Kids are in control of their learning as they have the ability to explore and choose what adventure (lesson) they want to do next. I spent 9 months working on the project from initial research to the final functional prototype.

Music of the Future

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Music is constantly reinventing itself. As people change, it’s natural that music should too. Humans have been playing music for thousands of years; the origin of music predates recorded history.

About 35,000 years ago, our early ancestors made flutes out of mammoth ivory. From this, music flourished. It was written down and played on an expanding variety of instruments: fiddles, bagpipes, harpsichords, whatever they could invent. Humans continued to drive development. Composers produced operas, and orchestras were formed. This rapid development skyrocketed as the 20th century saw a revolution in music.

52 of the World’s Most Common Misconceptions Debunked

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The Internet has a tendency to perpetuate a lot of misinformation. Similar to how gossip functions, someone will hear an interesting fact and pass it on to the next person and so forth. The problem is that these ‘facts’ may not be true, and people might not have a reason to question their veracity. Some of these myths are so prominent that the majority of people believe at least one or two of them. London-based author, data-journalist, and information designer David McCandless attempts to combat this through infographics. In his book Knowledge is Beautiful, McCandless presents information in a fun, yet educational manner. His goal is to get society to better relate to the information we are constantly bombarded with. In the book, he includes an infographic of 52 ‘MythConceptions’ that most people believe. Did you know that Napoleon wasn’t short, that it’s okay to wake up sleepwalkers, or that adding a little bit of salt doesn’t actually help water boil faster? McCandless’s infographic sorts these myths into sections by color and indicates the the …