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What I Learned About the Digital World as an Engineering Student

Reflecting on this course, I’ve realized how much my understanding of digital technology has expanded beyond the engineering perspective I walked in with. As a mechanical engineering major, I usually think about digital tools in terms of CAD, simulations, or...

An Engineering Perspective on the Benefits and Liabilities of Digitization

One object that has dramatically shifted due to digitization is the engineering notebook. Before everything moved online, design ideas, calculations, and sketches lived in physical notebooks. Digitally, it’s easier to organize ideas, search old notes, and integrate...

Critiquing Digital Ideas Through an Interdisciplinary Engineering Lense

Something that came up a lot in class discussions was the idea that digital systems always make engineering processes better. As someone studying mechanical engineering, I see the appeal. CAD tools, simulations, and automated testing genuinely improve efficiency. But...

Digital vs. “Natural” Objects

When I think about the difference between a digital object and its “natural” counterpart, the first thing that jumps out is how much easier digital versions make our lives. Take digital textbooks. They’re lighter, searchable, and often cheaper. With a few keystrokes,...

The Digital Telephone

Nowadays, you can talk into your phone, and the person on the other end of the phone instantly hears your voice across whatever distance, even far across the Atlantic in another country, which is pretty amazing as there is practically 0 delay with little to no...

The Telegraph

The telegraph was a groundbreaking piece of technology in terms of transmitting information from one point to another with little delay. Prior to the telegraph, information was transmitted via horseback and took significant time depending on the distance the...

How to weave your intials

This quick post will help guide you on how to weave your intials using cloth or construction paper, but really it can be any material you deem necessary. You do not have to use the exact colors listed, but please make sure you have two different colored materials to...

My First Post: The Antikythara

The Antikythara is an ancient Greek tool used to calculate celestial bodies locations such as the Earth, Moon and Sun. As a Mechanical Engineer, this is an outstanding feat of its time, especially since it has precise gearing. The fact that the Greeks managed to...

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