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Rain Zhong

Kal-A.I-doscope 0; What Turns our Gears?

As long as 27 years ago, the chess computer Deep Blue beat the then world champion and chess grand master Garry Kasparov. Post-defeat, people, including Kasparov himself, suspected the AI of cheating with the help of a human, as...

Our Orbits May not be as they Seem

Last Christmas, one of my friends at school said to me: “It feels like you’ve been here forever, with all the impact you’ve had.” And this line has lived in my head rent free for the rest of the...

When was the Last Time You Saw a Turtle Walk Backwards?

We are all on the move. The Earth orbits the sun, spins around on its own axis. The wind blows, trees waver in its breeze; waves rise and fall, seawater evaporates into the clouds, and drops back down in...

What is the Very Pinnacle of Collaboration? L.O.V.E

Schools of fish swim together, packs of wolves hunt together, flocks of geese migrate together. Armies of ants can build whole civilisations underground, gathering food for all to eat. Prides of lions can take down full grown elephants if...

Through the Eyes of Dogs; Humans in Our Realm

For them, our history started approximately 30,000 years ago… In an era where the world was cold, hard to manoeuvre and food even harder to come by. It also didn’t help that at the same time humans were rapidly...

New York vs. Nanjing; So Who’s More Convenient Now?

With the rapid advancement of technology in the past few decades, more specifically the advancements made in AI machine learning, a fear has crept into people’s minds. Will AI one day replace us? Will the jobs of humans be...

Colouring our World through Music, Movies & Medicine

Whether you’re an artist working on a painting, or a songwriter trying to create the perfect album cover, or a popular local magazine using it as the theme of one of their monthly issues, colour lies near the centre...

White Noise; The Silent Noise, The Deafening Sound of Nothing

You are on a beach. Swish- Swoosh- the waves wash up and down the sandy shore.  You are indoors on a pouring day. Ta- ta- ta- ta- the raindrops beat down on the roof of your house. You are walking down...

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Foreigners Coming to Nanjing Return to Near Pre-COVID Levels

Certainly it can be felt on the streets of Nanjing these days. Our city is once again “en vogue”...

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Nanjing-Melbourne Flight Marks 45 Years as Sister State Friends

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