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Strong Ties in Recommendations

We all know by now that recommendation systems are embedded into many web applications that we use today. In social media, they are what keeps us hooked to the platform, and in e-commerce, is what would get you to buy more products from them. Targeted advertising uses user data to so that they could bring […]

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Reason why Reddit is a singular echo chamber and it will stay that way

If you are someone who has been on Reddit for some time, you might have gotten a feeling that you can predict what will happen to a post/comment in the near future. The feeling persists all across Reddit, ranging from likes/comments behaviors on political news posts to the horrifying fate of comments with emojis (except […]

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Could the Culprit for Low Voter Turnout be Friends?

Motivation As we enter the month of October, something important that determines the next four years occurs across all of Ontario; that is the municipal elections taking place on October 24th! Also, the provincial election that occurred in June resulted in the lowest voter turnout rate at just 45.53%. This news article published by Cornell […]

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Using Graph Theory To Develop Fictional Universes

Motivation Constructing a fictional universe is an immense challenge with a multitude of factors that must be taken into consideration. Oftentimes, it takes teams of people to effectively balance creating a coherent universe that adheres to its timeline while also developing unique and interesting individual stories or characters. Many times, when these fictional universes grow […]