PinnedAnuda WeerasingheinScottyLabsCelebrating ScottyLabs’ 12th BirthdayLast week, ScottyLabs celebrated its 12th birthday — if you missed it, you should probably subscribe to the ScottyLabs calendar. Those of…Nov 26, 2023Nov 26, 2023
Anuda WeerasingheTechnological Innovation in the Age of COVID-19In my last post entitled “Reemerging from the COVID-19 Recession,” I explained that restoring normalcy in the long run relies on rallying…May 23, 2020May 23, 2020
Anuda WeerasingheReemerging from the COVID-19 RecessionThe last time I wrote a comprehensive piece about the economic impact of COVID-19 was almost two months ago back in mid March. At the time…May 6, 2020May 6, 2020
Anuda WeerasingheA Brief History of PandemicsIf you have been following the news over the last few months, you might have noticed how often the word “unprecedented” is used to…Apr 29, 2020Apr 29, 2020
Anuda WeerasingheCOVID-19: Rising InequalitiesAt this point, almost every nation in the world has enforced strict lockdown measures in an effort to ensure social distancing and in turn…Apr 14, 20201Apr 14, 20201
Anuda WeerasingheCOVID-19: The Economic Impact SimplifiedCOVID-19, the Corona Virus that originated in Wuhan and has been in the news for the last few months has brought the entire world to a…Mar 13, 2020Mar 13, 2020
Anuda WeerasingheHow to build a chatbot using Google’s DialogflowNowadays, users have so many apps on their phones that they’re either hesitant to download and install new apps in the first place, or…Jun 16, 2019Jun 16, 2019
Anuda WeerasingheThe Best Books I Read in 2018Back when I was in elementary school, I used to read a lot. I mostly read fiction, but nevertheless I would read often. However, with the…Jan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2019
Anuda WeerasingheBut, what is Machine Learning?The graph above, obtained from Google Trends, shows the popularity of the term ‘Machine Learning’ on the internet in the last 5 years…Aug 5, 2018Aug 5, 2018
Anuda WeerasingheComputers Can See TooOne of the most influential technologies that has changed the course of history in the last century has been camera technology: it was the…Jul 16, 20181Jul 16, 20181
