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Tetris, are you still alive? Yes!

By Rushan ZiatdinovTetris was invented by Alexey Pajitnov, a Russian-American video game designer and computer engineer. The first version of Tetris was created in the Computer Center of the Moscow Academy of Science and used an Electronika 60 microcomputer.Tetris is an electronic puzzle game that was first designed and debuted in 1984. The inspiration for the game itself came from Pajitnov's passion for puzzles and games. As a game, Tetris gave a whole new form to puzzle games that had falling pieces, formally called Tetriminos, with players able to arrange them in real time on the matrix or the rectangular playing field to be able to remove lines. The game has snared many different awards such as the 2007 Penguin Award for casual games market pioneer and second place overall for Top Console Game of all time in 2009 from Guinness World Records.There has been debate as to how computer games and technological games in general aid children's learning in comparison to traditional learning and its methods. Evidently, it would be easy to think that, for the current generation, such techno

Jun 26, 2022By Rushan Ziatdinov

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Why do startups fail? A short review

By Rushan ZiatdinovStartups, to provide a quick definition, are pioneer companies designed to grow fast. These companies aim to launch and introduce their name into the market, with the advocacy and goal of developing a unique product or service that is the brainchild of utter innovation to which customers will be equally attracted and desirous of.More so, startups are meant and aimed to serve as solutions for currently existing products and services and their shortcomings by disrupting traditional ways of thinking and doing business for different companies and sectors, as stated by Baldrige and Curry in a Forbes article in 2022. As a matter of fact, there are many startups in different industries that have earned the title of “disruptors.”Across the globe, a large number of startups get on their feet each year. Of course, despite countless bold ideas being brought to life, not all will prevail and, sadly, many of them end up failing. In April 2021, one of the most valuable startups in the global scheme was Ant Group, which was previously known as Ant Financial, a Chinese

Jun 2, 2022By Rushan Ziatdinov

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Collaborative development of frequency dictionaries

By Rushan ZiatdinovThe knowledge of languages is a competitive advantage for humans because it can be extremely beneficial for one's future and career. Language acquisition has been proven to increase a learner's cognitive function, which includes ― but is not limited to ― improved problem-solving abilities and memory function. Vocabulary learning is crucial to language acquisition, according to Jeanette Decarrico (2001), whether the language is a first, second or foreign language. After people have learned vocabulary in their first language (L1), also known as the “native language” or “mother tongue,” the process of acquiring vocabulary in the second language (L2), referred to as second language vocabulary acquisition, occurs. Although vocabulary has not always been prioritized in language instruction, interest in its role in L2 learning has expanded rapidly in recent years, and experts stress the importance of both the instructor and the learner adopting a systematic and principled approach to acquiring vocabulary.By examining the frequency of words and phra

Apr 21, 2022By Rushan Ziatdinov

Collaborative development of frequency dictionaries

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Michio Kaku and BrainNet

By Rushan ZiatdinovMichio Kaku is an American theoretical physicist, futurist and popularizer of science (science communicator). He is best known for his research on string theory and for the bestselling books, “The God Equation,” “Physics of the Impossible,” and “The Future of the Mind.” Kaku has also been the host of radio programs and television specials on prominent media channels, including the BBC, Discovery Channel, History Channel and the Science Channel. Furthermore, he features in many videos on the Big Think YouTube channel. A professor of theoretical physics at the City College of New York and CUNY Graduate Center, Kaku takes advantage of social media as a platform to introduce the complexities and profundities of physics to a varying virtual audience in an entertaining and digestible manner. “The Future of the Mind,” published in 2014, became a New York Times bestseller in the same year. In it, Kaku dives into the continuously expanding neuroscience field. In a 2014 NBC News article, the book was described as something that

Mar 28, 2022By Rushan Ziatdinov

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What can be found deep in bowels of Earth?

By Rushan ZiatdinovNatural resources hold great significance for each country, particularly to their own national economies. They are the basis for the production of goods that are then exported, and thereby contribute to the country's economy. They are highly valuable in terms of national income and the alleviation of poverty. The availability of natural resources creates jobs for people, and are often a major source of livelihood, particularly in rural communities. When a country has meager resources, scarcities may occur. In the simplest of terms, as defined by National Geographic, that means the demand for goods or products is higher than the goods or products on hand. Each country has its own primary resource(s) that it uses to produce goods and services. When dealing with scarcity, equilibrium can be restored by distributing resources from one place to another.According to National Geographic, traders with private companies or governments are to blame for the dispersal of available resources. They produce an equilibrium between the needs and/or wants of the consumers, the needs

Feb 23, 2022By Rushan Ziatdinov

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