Sometime in the second century CE, Pausanias of Magnesia (modern-day Turkey) wrote the Description of Greece. Ostensibly a tour of the places to see on the Greek mainland, the Description also provides historical accounts related to the topography through which Pausanias moves. Little attention has been given to how these building blocks of…[Read more]

Tsao, Hung-ping (2023). The Natural Sudoku Lecture 9. In: “Evolutionary Progress in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM)”, Wang, Lawrence K. and Tsao, Hung-ping (editors). Volume 5, NUMBER 3, March 2023; 59 pages. Lenox Institute Press, Auburndale, MA, 02466, USA. No. STEAM-VOL5-NUM3-MAR2023; ISBN 978-0-9890870-3-2.…[Read more]

Abstract: “Broadcasting change: in empathic dialogue with Duffy and Jennings’s graphic novel adaptation of Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower,” analyzes the medium-specificity of the adaptation by applying a combined theoretical approach that incorporates cognitive narratology and narrative empathy. A discursive dialogue between the two media…[Read more]

Introduction for the Challenges of Metadata Distribution for Open-Access Books session.

Lu, Toh-Ming (2023). Turmoil and opportunities in higher education: The road of an academic department at the dawn of the 21st century. (Second Edition). In: “Evolutionary Progress in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics”, Wang, Lawrence K. and Tsao, Hung-ping (Editors). Volume 5, Number 2A, 5(2A), February 14, 2023, 233…[Read more]

Wang, Nai-Yi (2023). The principle of febrile and inflammatory diseases. 4th edition. In: “Evolutionary Progress in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM)”, Wang, Lawrence K. and Tsao, Hung-ping (editors). Volume 5, Number 1A, January 2023; 226 pages. Lenox Institute Press, Auburndale, MA 02466, USA. No.…[Read more]

Tsao, Hung-ping (2022). The Natural Sudoku Lecture 8. In: “Evolutionary Progress in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM)”, Wang, Lawrence K. and Tsao, Hung-ping (editors). Volume 4, NUMBER 11I, November 2022; 61 pages. Lenox Institute Press, Auburndale, MA, 02466, USA. No. STEAM-VOL4-NOV11I-2022; ISBN 978-0-9890870-3-2.…[Read more]

(a) Hard sudoku puzzles are usually designed for defying our logical reasonings, so we can counter with the Principle of Least Choice (PLC) by selecting the least likely one when facing the multiple choices of our next move. The harder the puzzle, the more often PLC is recommended to be used; (b) This lecture serves as the preface for promoting…[Read more]

Tsao, Hung-ping (2022). The Natural Sudoku Lecture 6. In: “Evolutionary Progress in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM)”, Wang, Lawrence K. and Tsao, Hung-ping (editors). Volume 4, Number 11G, November 2022; 66 pages. Lenox Institute Press, Auburndale, MA, 02466, USA. No. STEAM-VOL4-NOV11G-2022; ISBN 978-0-9890870-3-2.…[Read more]