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  <p class="caption">Discovering New Perspectives in Mathematics, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and Data Science</p>
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	<p class="caption">Learn more about the 
	<a href="https://msmary.edu/academics/schools-divisions/school-of-science-mathematics-and-technology/index.html" target="_blank">School of Science, Mathematics & Technology</a></p>
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  <h3>What is a Smalltalk</h3>
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    <p>A Smalltalk is a 30-45 minute presentation on topics related to Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, or Mathematics.</p>
    <p>These topics are researched by students and presented to anyone among students or faculty that would like to attend.</p>
    <p>This program was started by Dr. Portier in 2008 before being taken over by Dr. Heinold as the coordinator in 2009.</p>
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  <p class="caption">Source: Personal Interview with Dr. Heinold</p>
  <h3>Previous Smalltalks</h3>
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            <td>March 26, 2025</td>
            <td>Cybercriminology in Healthcare</td>
            <td>This talk was about understanding how cybercrime works and why cybercrimes happen in healthcare.</td>
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            <td>March 25, 2025</td>
            <td>Using Ants to Solve Problems</td>
            <td>This smalltalk provided an introduction to ant colony algorithms, an interesting concept developed because of ants, that is used to solve math problems.</td>
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          <td>March 12, 2025</td>
          <td>Crash course in Rust</td>
          <td>Learn the basics of the Rust programming language and the unique strengths it offers.</td>
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        <td>February 19, 2025</td>
        <td>HTTP and HTTPs Vulnerabilities</td>
        <td>This talk was about http and https vulnerabilities, learning how to identify the vulnerabilities, and using tools like Wireshark and curl to identify those vulnerabilities.</td>
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      <td>December 4, 2024</td>
      <td>The Best of the Best</td>
      <td>This Smalltalk was about how different sports and gaming associations determine who the best player or team is. Different ranking methods will be compared to hopefully determine who's the best at determining who's the best.</td>
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    <td>December 3, 2024</td>
    <td>Cybersecurity in the Era of Deepfakes</td>
    <td>Deepfakes, AI-generated synthetic media, pose a significant threat to cybersecurity by spreading disinformation, enabling fraud, and eroding trust in digital media. This talk explores the technology behind deepfakes, their real-world impacts, and the challenges they present to cybersecurity experts. We'll also delve into detection tools, ethical considerations, and strategies to combat this emerging threat.</td>
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  <td>December 2, 2024</td>
  <td>Probability and Tarot Readings</td>
  <td>Tarot card readings have served a number of purposes throughout history and into the modern day, but why can they work? While requiring talent from the reader to interpret the cards, it largely comes down to probability.</td>
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  <td>September 26, 2024</td>
  <td>Auto Insurance</td>
  <td>This Smalltalk was about auto insurance, what they do with our data, how vulnerable we are, and the ways we can protect our data.</td>
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  <td>April 29, 2024</td>
  <td>Oxidize Your Code</td>
  <td>A quick intro to the Rust programming language. That will briefly cover its basic syntax and then dive a little bit deeper into memory safety, why it's important, and what Rust does differently to try and prevent memory corruption.</td>
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  <td>November 27, 2023</td>
  <td>The Digital Consciousness</td>
  <td>A look into our progress in uploading our consciousness and the ethics behind it.</td>
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  <h3>How to get Involved:</h3>
  <p>Requirements to Present:</p>
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    <li>Propose a topic to Dr.Heinold that relates to Mathematics, Computer Science, Data Science, or Cybersecurity.</li>
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    <li>Research your topic</li>
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    <li>Create a cohesive presentation to discuss the topic</li>
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    <li>Schedule a time with Dr. Heinold to present the topic in Lauglin Auditorium</li>
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<p class="caption">Source: <a href="https://msmary.edu/academics/schools-divisions/school-of-science-mathematics-and-technology/index.html" target="_blank">School of Science, Mathematics & Technology</a></p>
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