The aim of this paper is to propose a new overarching challenge for AI: the design of imagination machines. Imagination has been defined as the capacity to mentally transcend time, place, and/or circumstance. Much of the success of AI currently comes from a revolution in data science, specifically the use of deep learning neural networks to extract structure from data. This paper argues for the...

The aim of the paper is to study the analogies between the development of painting and the history of geometry. It starts with brief comments on geometrical aspects Renaissance painting, followed by analyses of geometrical aspects of mannerism, baroque, impressionism, and ends with discussion of cubism and abstract art. The paper represents a sequel to our paper History of Geometry and the deve...

In this study I analyze the effectiveness of current efforts to mandate and administer evidence-based alcohol and drug prevention curriculua within public school systems, and seek to increase understanding of how to administer prevention curriculums resulting in successful prevention interventions. This is done through a critical review of the literature regarding school-based evidence-based al...