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1. How We Navigated a Hybrid Remote Learning Environment Using Wolfram Technology

   The past year of learning ushered in a variety of new experiences for instructors and students alike, and the United States Military Academy at West Point was no exception. In addition to masks in the classroom, reduced class sizes to allow for social distancing, rigorous testing and tracing efforts, and precautionary remote video classes, we [...]

2. Deploy a Neural Network to Your iOS Device Using the Wolfram Language

   Today’s handheld devices are powerful enough to run neural networks locally without the need for a cloud server connection, which can be a great convenience when you’re on the go. Deploying and running a custom neural network on your phone or tablet is not straightforward, though, and the process depends on the operating system of [...]

3. Data Science at Home: Leverage Wolfram’s Device Integration to Analyze Your Vehicle’s Performance

   Cars are getting smarter and more connected, yet how much have you explored the technology that helps run our vehicles? I was curious to see how I could connect to my vehicle’s communication center and what kind of interface I could create in Wolfram Notebooks to report on the data gathered. I started my data [...]

4. Consolidate Wolfram Logins for Education with Single Sign‑On

   I’ll begin this blog post by admitting that I personally have forgotten many passwords in my lifetime. If you’re like me (which I’m sure you are in this regard), you use many online tools and websites that require a login and password. We also know it’s wise practice to use a variety of passwords and [...]

5. 2020’s Winter Solstice Hosts the Greatest Conjunction in Nearly Four Hundred Years

   On December 21, 2020, a visual astronomical spectacle will occur. The planets Jupiter and Saturn will pass so close to each other in the sky that, to the unaided eye, they will be difficult to separate. This is the closest the two planets have come in 397 years; the last time they were this close [...]

6. Launching Version 12.2 of Wolfram Language & Mathematica: 228 New Functions and Much More…

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7. Simulating Zero Gravity to Demonstrate the Dzhanibekov Effect and Other Surprising Physics Models

   Wolfram System Modeler 12.2 was just released, featuring things such as personalization of plots, new model libraries and extended GUI support for advanced modeling. One of the other additions is a new workflow for generating 3D models from 3D shapes. We will use this feature to illustrate some bizarre and counterintuitive physics. In 1985, cosmonaut [...]

8. Crop Production Forecasts and Groundwater Trends Based on the Predator–Prey Model

   Ever since Thomas Robert Malthus’s book An Essay on the Principle of Population, scientists have sought to determine the limit to the growth of human population due to finite resources. One such resource is groundwater. About 40% of global food production ultimately depends on irrigation and, increasingly, the source of irrigation water is groundwater aquifers. [...]

9. Wolfram Media Publishing: Reflecting on a Big Year and Unwrapping Plans for the Next

   This year has been Wolfram Media’s most productive yet, with five new titles and another published in partnership. While 2020′s state and global shutdowns created unprecedented logistical challenges for the Wolfram Media team, I’m really proud of how we pulled together this year’s list, with several more books already in production for release next year. [...]

10. A Virtual Face-off: Replaying the 2020 Livecoding Championship

    In early October, by what at this point can only be a time-honored tradition, the Livecoding Championship returned in its fifth annual iteration as a special event during the 2020 Wolfram Technology Conference. As in preceding years, the championship offered top Wolfram Language programmers a chance to show off their knowledge, agility, typing speed and [...]