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This is what the Earth’s Black Box, when it is finally set up in Tasmania, will look like. Source: Earth’s Black Box

6 December, 2021 - 21:57 ashley cowie

Is The 32ft-long Apocalyptic ‘Earth’s Black Box’ Sheer Catastrophism?

Based on the assumption that climate change will destroy Earth soon, a supercomputer in a giant “black box,” is about to be set up in Tasmania, Australia. The supercomputer black box was created to...

View at Machu Picchu, probably the most famous Inca settlement recorded by the big data archaeology model. Source: fife76 / Public Domain

27 February, 2020 - 13:58 ancient-origins

Big Data Used to Create Comprehensive Map of Inca Settlements

Parker VanValkenburgh, an assistant professor of anthropology, curated a journal issue that explores the opportunities and challenges big data could bring to the field of archaeology. PROVIDENCE, R.I...