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Vol. CLV, Issue 4
Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

Whitman news since 1896

Whitman Wire

AI, the Nobel Prize, and the Dark Road to Corporate Science

AI, the Nobel Prize, and the Dark Road to Corporate Science

Catherine Gallo, Feature Writer October 24, 2024

In 2003, David Baker, a biochemist at the University of Washington, designed the first novel protein and predicted its 3-dimensional structure. Although technology and science have long been intertwined,...

Illustration by Lydia Petroske

Fast Food’s Foibles

Harry Kelso, Opinion Columnist October 9, 2017

The average person knows that fast food is unhealthy, but there doesn’t seem to be any viable solution, at least not yet. A stroll through town or a scroll through Google reveals just how many fast food...

Wearable Tech Must Be Relevant to Consumers

Wearable Tech Must Be Relevant to Consumers

Blair Hanley Frank March 7, 2013
While I'm living proof of the success of wearables (I can't get enough of my Fitbit One), only time will tell if this is just a fad directed at nerds, or a new frontier in consumer tech.

Taking your web security to the next level

Blair Hanley Frank September 6, 2012
Aside from completely avoiding the Internet, it's impossible to completely secure your digital life from those who would try to do you harm. What follows is a quick guide to adding security to key parts of your digital life.

Whitman must do more to offer pre-professional opportunities

Alex Brott April 12, 2012
Whitman as an institution seems to overlook student interest in substantive, pre-professional experiences. Considering the ample ways to provide such opportunities, the college owes it to these interested students to provide adequate resources.

Social media’s future is our future, too

Blair Hanley Frank March 13, 2012
Social media's impact on the way we communicate is easily one of the most significant technological developments of the past decade. Facebook, Myspace, Twitter and their cohorts have created a world where the revolution is both televised and tweeted. But what does the future hold? The way I see it, there are really two possible paths that our culture can take in regards to communication and social media.

Penrose installs ‘academic Google’ to streamline research

Karah Kemmerly September 8, 2011
This fall, Penrose librarians are adopting a new search service in hopes of simplifying research. With this service, users don't have to choose one specific database, but rather can find results from different databases through one search box.

Google should be better than evil

Tristan Grau January 27, 2011
Journalists and consumers who criticize Google for failing to live up to its "don't be evil" slogan hold the company to too low a standard.
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