Amir Alexander

Jun 4, 2024 | historynewsnetwork.org | Amir Alexander

For long before Thomas Jefferson became a Founding Father of the United States, the future president’s ambition was to be something else entirely: a mathematician. “When I was young mathematics was the passion of my life,” Jefferson wrote to his friend, the lawyer and politician William Duane, when he was approaching his 70th year and musing on a road not taken.

Jun 2, 2024 | newsexplorer.net | John Kaag |Adam Higginbotham |Victor Davis Hanson |Amir Alexander

By John Kaag | Farrar, Straus and GirouxHow the Blood clan wove itself first into the settling of New England and later into the founding of a new nation-and into the conflicts that followed. Review by Randall FullerRead the reviewBy Adam Higginbotham | Avid ReaderRules were observed, protocols followed, but the launch of the space shuttle Challenger still turned to tragedy. Review by James B.

Mar 31, 2023 | thegeorgeanne.com | Amir Alexander

“You think you’ve cut off the head of the beast, but it just keeps multiplying,” Catherine Bradley, a Georgia Southern alum and current high school English teacher, told me over a phone call. In November of 2022, ChatGPT was launched by OpenAI, a company that has garnered mass media attention in the past few months. ChatGPT is a conversational artificial intelligence.

Feb 28, 2023 | thegeorgeanne.com | Amir Alexander

Last week, at least 380 million people had their eyes on Selena Gomez’s Instagram account. She surpassed Kylie Jenner and once again reclaimed the title of most followed woman on Instagram. This marks the 16th Guinness World Record the global star has broken. Gomez has received acclaim for her music, acting, entrepreneurship and philanthropy in a career that spans decades. She’d previously broken the record for most followers on Instagram in 2016.

Feb 22, 2023 | thegeorgeanne.com | Amir Alexander

In Oct. of 1994, children all across the United States had the opportunity to venture out to a magical island full of fun, music, and bright sunny weather without ever needing to leave the comfort of their living room couch. At the time, children’s programming had grown popular throughout the country. Now, kids throughout America were no longer waiting on Saturday mornings to catch up on their most beloved programs.