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Parallels Between AlphaFold’s Neural Architecture and Human Spatial Reasoning 

Yiran Jiang ’26 AlphaFold, a neural network-based model that predicts a protein’s 3D structure from its amino acid sequence, has shown great potential to aid biochemical research and protein…

The Prospect of Integrating Modularity in Large Language Models

Yiran Jiang ‘26 Since the early 1980s, the concept of modularity has been important in understanding how the mind works (Robbins). Fodor’s concept of modularity suggests that certain…

Taking Large Language Models to the Next Level: Combining Built-in and Learned Modularity

Yiran Jiang ‘26 Since the early 1980s, the idea of modularity has become important in understanding how the mind works (Robbins). Fodor’s concept of modularity suggests that certain…

The Cognitive Aspects behind Computer Code Comprehension

Collins Kariuki, Computer Science, Spring 2021 Figure: Shows some part of a python code program. Programming languages have improved since their inception, but how do humans cognitively perceive…

California Institute of Technology Researchers Build Foundation for Quantum Network

Dev Kapadia 23′ Computers are continuing to increase in complexity and capability every year. But increasingly, the changes implemented by software developers are becoming less noticeable. Many of…