User:Whj2

About Me

Hello, my name is Will Jackson and I am a freshman at Duke.

Name Pronunciation

The pronunciation of my relatively simple name depends on which side of my family you ask. My mother's family, hailing from the grand town of Tramway, North Carolina, pronounces my name "whEEl." However, the rest of the world pronounces my name "Will Jack-son."

My Favorite Demo

My favorite demo is the "Traveling Salesman" demonstration. It is very interesting how it goes through and systematically determines the shortest distance between cities before eventually settling on the correct shortest travel distance. It is also just very cool to watch operate.

Grand Challenge Article

Can Engineers Achieve the Holy Grail of Energy: Infinite and Clean?, Charles Seife, Discover Magazine, accessed 23 September 2010 (Grand Challenge)