Will Reading Romance Novels Make Artificial Intelligence More Human?
...with the uniquely human capacity to feel, to know, and to love. Thus, the popular adoption of the Turing test betrays in the early pioneers of artificial intelligence the shadowy...
Tracing Orphans in Your Ancestry
...1700s to the Catholic orphanages of the late 1800s, the history of children in need provides ample resources for further research. First, learn the history of orphanages in the area...
Unlocking Your Ancestor’s Political Leanings
...1852. The Whig Party, which saw success between 1833 and 1854 attracted many throughout the United States. Fighting against the Jacksonian Democrats, the Whig party won the Presidency twice and...
The American Revolution and Genealogy Research
...Independence, but does note that the Presbyterians in America brought a “national scope” to the cause, rather than the fighting for the rights of any single state. Members of the...
The History of Graduation Ceremonies and Other School Rituals
...the large crowds. In contrast, ceremonies in the 1930s appear to have been a bit more subdued, with the focus on the invocation and benediction. In Wisconsin, 77% of schools...
Population Studies for the Genealogist
A few weeks ago The Genealogy Factor examined the 1918 Influenza Epidemic, revealing a number of insights into the origins and spread of the disease, as well as the world’s...
Our Farming Ancestors
...farmers, as estimates count the number of farmers as 64% of the population (4.9 million) in 1850, slightly down from the figure of 72% of the population reported in 1820....
The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 and Your Ancestors
...the ages of 15 and 34 were twenty times higher than the previous year. Tracing the descent of the virus itself, Taubenberger finds the virus is an ancestor of the...
The Genealogy Factor: Graveyards & Gravestones
...the Gravestone Looking collectively at the elaborate (or non-elaborate) decoration of the stones in a cemetery offers another viewpoint. Turning to the Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, James A....