Topic: Cars
I was drawn to this topic because yesterday morning my car wouldn’t start, and all I knew to do was call my dad. I felt helpless because I have almost zero knowledge about cars, and what to do for basic maintenance which makes me rely on other people. I hope to learn how to troubleshoot issues with my car, and perform basic things like checking tire pressure, changing my oil, and installing a new car battery. There really is so much to cars that I think I will have a lot to research. In addition to car maintenance, I would also like to learn a little more about buying cars. What do I look for? What is a good deal? How do I know what I need? I will hopefully be able to create a how-to guide for buying and repairing cars, and gear it to other novices like me! Topic: Electoral College I was drawn to the Electoral College as my topic because of the 2016 Presidential race. Statistics have shown that the majority of America voted in opposition of our current President. Which is why I find it extremely odd when a one candidate can become President, despite losing the Nation's popular vote by nearly 3 million votes (2.9 million). This made me think about how my vote is counted and how all our votes are casted and counted. A democratic government is built by the people, for the people. Why are people's votes not taken individually, rather than through the process of the electoral college? I want to learn why the Electoral College platform was created, why we still use it, and develop alternative platforms of casting and counting votes if research leads me that way. I hope to learn more about our government by researching its beginnings, and what kind of changes it has experienced since 1776. I hope to learn more of how to influence our local and State representatives. Topic: Artificial Intelligence I was drawn to artificial intelligence after reading George Orwell's 1984 last year. Essentially, I am curious about robots having emotions. I know that some marketing companies use emotional logarithms in order to push their products to people's internet clicking habits, but is AI only being developed to make rich people richer? The idea of sentient robots terrifies me--I've seen all the Terminators. Since my innate bias is that they are going to be bad, I want to learn more about the upside to AI. How can this technology be developed to help people? I hope to learn more about who is working on this type of technology, and how likely a robotic uprising is in our future.
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