Can artificial intelligence be considered conscious? That’s one of the questions Associate Professor of Theology Jordan Wales and his colleagues advising the Vatican are trying to answer. Wales is a member of the AI Research Group of the Centre for Digital Culture, which is housed in the Dicastery for Culture and Education of the Holy...
Many students at College Baptist experience an “adoption” into a local family in the transition from home to college life, but the GOAL Adopt-a-Grandparent program allows college students to adopt adults. “Get a grandparent. Invest in someone who is far older and wiser than yourself. Oftentimes they’re lonely or don’t have many people to talk...
With only two faculty members, sociology is one of the smallest departments at Hillsdale. What the department lacks in size, however, it makes up for in passion. Many students learn the basics of sociology in Sociology 101: Understanding Society and Culture. The class covers a range of sociological studies, giving students an interdisciplinary view of...
With questions like “Who do you love the least?”, “Favorite fundie?”, and “Worst grade you’ve received at Hillsdale?”, Greeks, athletes, and fundies overcome their differences on a new radio show that features the sects and stereotypes of campus Airing on the radio every Tuesday, “Truman and Claire Like People” features a different guest every week....
In this Quick Hits, Visiting Lecturer in Biology Angelica Pytel talks Corgis, Scrabble, and her love of nature. What is your favorite animal? Domestic animal — dogs, especially corgis. We have bred dogs to be our companions, and they live up to the standard we have set. Wild animal — squirrels, because they are silly...