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6 |
7 | You'll find all sorts of details in these notebooks: data visualizations of weather conditions, interactive Python maps of the journey, lots of pictures of penguins, and even some experiments using Google's latest Gemini 2.0 models. Oh, and did I mention penguins? This whole trip was inspired by those adorable little guys, and I've made sure to document all the penguin encounters along the way (including a checklist for the penguin species the _Oosterdam_ encountered).
8 |
9 | ## Journey Overview
10 |
11 | So far, the _Oosterdam_ has cruised from Buenos Aires down the coast, visited some incredible places, hung out with penguins in the Antarctic, and (in a few days time) will loop back up through the Drake Passage to Patagonia and the Chilean fjords.
12 |
13 | Here's a quick rundown of some of the places visited along the way:
14 |
15 | * Buenos Aires
16 | * Montevideo
17 | * Punta del Este
18 | * Puerto Madryn
19 | * Falkland Islands/Islas Malvinas (Stanley)
20 | * Antarctica (Palmer Archipelago, Danco Coast, Antarctic Sound)
21 | * Ushuaia
22 | * Punta Arenas
23 | * The Chilean Fjords (including Amalia/Brujo Glaciers, Sarmiento Channel, Strait of Magellan)
24 | * Puerto Chacabuco
25 | * Puerto Montt
26 | * San Antonio (Santiago)
27 |
28 | ## Notebooks
29 |
30 | Here's a look at the notebooks I've put together so far. More are on their way, so stay tuned!
31 |
32 | | Notebook # | Title | Dates | Description |
33 | |------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
34 | | 0 | Buenos Aires and Uruguay | 12/15 - 12/19 | The start of the journey: flying from San Francisco to Buenos Aires via Houston, and the first cruise stops in Uruguay |
35 | | 1 | Puerto Madryn and the Falkland Islands | 12/20 - 12/23 | Visualizing the travel to Puerto Madryn, and the Gentoo and King penguin sightings in the Falkland Islands! |
36 | | 2 | Christmas in Antarctica & Drake Passage | 12/24 - 12/29 | Experiencing Christmas in Antarctica, unexpected surrounding by icebergs, and transit through the Drake Passage. |
37 | | 3 | Cape Horn, Ushuaia, Chilean Fjords, and Patagonian Ports | 12/30 - 1/4 | Tierra del Fuego National Park, stunning glacial features, and sleepy and beautiful port cities in Chile, and then back to San Francisco. Slartibartfast would approve. |
38 |
39 | ### Future Notebooks
40 | * Additional notebooks will be added to cover the remaining legs of the journey. Stay tuned!
41 |
42 | ## Tools of the Trade
43 |
44 | * **Google Colab:** Platform for writing code in Python, and sharing notebooks (now with AI assistance, powered by Gemini).
45 | * **Python:** For all the data wrangling, visualizations, and Gemini experiments.
46 | * **Gemini 2.0, Imagen, Veo 2, and AI Studio:** Used for multimodal and streaming AI experiments.
47 |
48 | ## How to Dive In
49 |
50 | 1. Just click on the notebook file that you're interested in (they have a `.ipynb` extension).
51 | 2. Then, hit the `Open in Colab` button and you can play around with the code right in your browser!
52 |
53 | ## A big thank you 🙏
54 |
55 | This adventure wouldn't have been possible without a few key players:
56 |
57 | * **Starlink:** For keeping the internet connection strong even in most remote locations! It was amazing to be able to stay connected to the world.
58 | * **Holland America:** The crew and staff of the _Oosterdam_ have been simply wonderful! They kept us all safe, entertained, and well-fed throughout the journey.
59 | * **Gemini DeepMind, Labs, and Google AI Studio teams:** For the fantastic tools that made it possible to experiment with Gemini, Imagen, and Veo 2, and to create awesome projects.
60 | * **Google Colab:** A big shout out for making creating notebooks, and sharing code and ideas, so dang easy!
61 |
62 | ## Contributions Welcome!
63 |
64 | If you've got ideas or suggestions for the repo, feel free to fork it, make some changes, and send me a pull request!
65 |
66 | ## License
67 |
68 | Apache 2.0, please feel free to fork and to share.
69 |
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20 | "# 👋🏼 Introduction (if you're just joining us!)\n",
21 | "\n",
22 | "_As a developer relations engineer, my work usually involves staring at screens filled with code. But this winter break, I [embarked on a journey](https://www.github.com/dynamicwebpaige/operation-code-freeze) that took me far from my usual desk setup – all the way to the icy landscapes of Antarctica and South America. This wasn't just a vacation; it was a chance to witness the raw beauty of our planet, learn about the history of Antarctic exploration, and even do a little coding amidst the icebergs and penguins._\n",
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33 | "# 1️⃣ Following in Shackleton's Footsteps\n",
34 | "\n",
35 | "From the Falkland Islands, the Oosterdam set sail towards the infamous Drake Passage, known for its challenging seas. While crossing, I couldn't help but think about the legendary explorer Ernest Shackleton and his ill-fated _Endurance_ expedition.\n",
36 | "\n",
37 | "To visualize Shackleton's journey and compare it to our own cruise, I used Gemini 2.0 in AI Studio to create an interactive map using Python and the Folium library. This map really brought to life the incredible distances and challenges Shackleton and his crew faced. It's humbling to trace their route and realize how much exploration technology has advanced since their time.\n"
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60 | "— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024\n", 731 | "
\n", 732 | "There are whole bunch of little penguins (and their guano) on the flat part! Chinstraps and Gentoo. 🐧🙌
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024
They must be seasteading, knew it was a challenging political climate 😂 pic.twitter.com/wwH9V6QKO8
\n", 733 | "I wish I could give you better pictures!!
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024
All the little tiny splashes are penguins getting fish to eat, and the orange streaks you see is their little roosting place (aka guano). 🥹🐧✨ pic.twitter.com/GiRZDl4aiq
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(this one had bonus penguins!! 🐧✨) pic.twitter.com/EEg7hboH1H
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024\n", 754 | "
\n", 755 | "There are whole bunch of little penguins (and their guano) on the flat part! Chinstraps and Gentoo. 🐧🙌
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024
They must be seasteading, knew it was a challenging political climate 😂 pic.twitter.com/wwH9V6QKO8
\n", 756 | "I wish I could give you better pictures!!
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024
All the little tiny splashes are penguins getting fish to eat, and the orange streaks you see is their little roosting place (aka guano). 🥹🐧✨ pic.twitter.com/GiRZDl4aiq
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— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024
(this one had bonus penguins!! 🐧✨) pic.twitter.com/EEg7hboH1H
\n", 778 | "More icebergs! And a move to the indoor coffee bar (outside got a little chilly 😅). pic.twitter.com/QT8SskUzxF
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024
\n", 779 | "There are bits of the iceberg back there periodically calving off - I keep trying to catch them... 😀
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024
Merry Christmas, folks!! 🎄🎁 https://t.co/lAkmLqvmRJ pic.twitter.com/NL9F2w1vyA
\n", 780 | "There's even another ship out there! 😀🚢 https://t.co/QqWNW1sLck pic.twitter.com/sQYvYQrQeN
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024
\n", 781 | "Look at the big crack down the center on this guy! 🤯🧊 pic.twitter.com/Kd6sq5z9vF
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 27, 2024
\n", 782 | "WHICH ICEBERG, CAPTAIN WOUTER
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024
we should have these things on @GoogleMaps, it would be rad to have some way to visualize how far they move over the summer and winter months 🤩
gratuitous ice pictures: pic.twitter.com/FzQ3xzHdWw
\n", 783 | "the world feels a little bit like a (chilly) Magritte painting pic.twitter.com/QubASMJY5h
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 26, 2024
\n", 784 | "🧊❄️ https://t.co/kw24qhFT2C pic.twitter.com/iloipPcGKH
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 26, 2024
\n", 785 | "🌨️🥶 Beautiful! https://t.co/q2ue90nEyv pic.twitter.com/3rb2qj1PFR
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 26, 2024
\n", 786 | "Still extremely low visibility, just came back in from the bow - for the different ice types:
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 25, 2024
brash ice = the tinier chunks at the surface, like you see in the image below (not mine)
growlers = less than 2m in size, they make growling sounds on the sides of the ship as you… pic.twitter.com/0lIomDtaXX
\n", 787 | "Update! Decision has been made to head towards Deception Island, which is shaped almost like a circle (used to be a volcano).
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 25, 2024
It's like a natural haven from icebergs and adverse weather conditions, with a whole bunch of seals and penguins and things!
Radar of icebergs below: pic.twitter.com/wM5bdUOOsC
\n", 788 | "Deception Island, an active caldera that also serves as a home for bajillions of chinstrap penguins. 🐧 🌨️ pic.twitter.com/6MjpDQGQMa
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 25, 2024
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— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 26, 2024
\n", 808 | "More icebergs! And a move to the indoor coffee bar (outside got a little chilly 😅). pic.twitter.com/QT8SskUzxF
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024
\n", 809 | "There are bits of the iceberg back there periodically calving off - I keep trying to catch them... 😀
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024
Merry Christmas, folks!! 🎄🎁 https://t.co/lAkmLqvmRJ pic.twitter.com/NL9F2w1vyA
\n", 810 | "There's even another ship out there! 😀🚢 https://t.co/QqWNW1sLck pic.twitter.com/sQYvYQrQeN
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024
\n", 811 | "Look at the big crack down the center on this guy! 🤯🧊 pic.twitter.com/Kd6sq5z9vF
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 27, 2024
\n", 812 | "WHICH ICEBERG, CAPTAIN WOUTER
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024
we should have these things on @GoogleMaps, it would be rad to have some way to visualize how far they move over the summer and winter months 🤩
gratuitous ice pictures: pic.twitter.com/FzQ3xzHdWw
\n", 813 | "the world feels a little bit like a (chilly) Magritte painting pic.twitter.com/QubASMJY5h
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 26, 2024
\n", 814 | "🧊❄️ https://t.co/kw24qhFT2C pic.twitter.com/iloipPcGKH
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 26, 2024
\n", 815 | "🌨️🥶 Beautiful! https://t.co/q2ue90nEyv pic.twitter.com/3rb2qj1PFR
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 26, 2024
\n", 816 | "Still extremely low visibility, just came back in from the bow - for the different ice types:
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 25, 2024
brash ice = the tinier chunks at the surface, like you see in the image below (not mine)
growlers = less than 2m in size, they make growling sounds on the sides of the ship as you… pic.twitter.com/0lIomDtaXX
\n", 817 | "Update! Decision has been made to head towards Deception Island, which is shaped almost like a circle (used to be a volcano).
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 25, 2024
It's like a natural haven from icebergs and adverse weather conditions, with a whole bunch of seals and penguins and things!
Radar of icebergs below: pic.twitter.com/wM5bdUOOsC
\n", 818 | "Deception Island, an active caldera that also serves as a home for bajillions of chinstrap penguins. 🐧 🌨️ pic.twitter.com/6MjpDQGQMa
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 25, 2024
\n" 819 | ] 820 | }, 821 | "metadata": {} 822 | } 823 | ] 824 | }, 825 | { 826 | "cell_type": "markdown", 827 | "source": [ 828 | "It was during these moments of observation that I realized how much technology could enhance our understanding of this fragile environment. I even started brainstorming ways to use AI and machine learning to track iceberg movements or monitor penguin populations." 829 | ], 830 | "metadata": { 831 | "id": "Pa51odcNM-lg" 832 | } 833 | }, 834 | { 835 | "cell_type": "markdown", 836 | "source": [ 837 | "# 3️⃣ Programming and fully connected, from the bottom of the world\n", 838 | "One of the most surreal experiences of the trip was being able to work on code while surrounded by the Antarctic wilderness. Thanks to the surprisingly reliable Starlink internet on our ship, I was able to demo Google AI tools like NotebookLM, Gemini, and Google AI Studio to some of my fellow cruisemates." 839 | ], 840 | "metadata": { 841 | "id": "7Yr49vAPNEus" 842 | } 843 | }, 844 | { 845 | "cell_type": "code", 846 | "source": [ 847 | "%%html\n", 848 | "this kinda looks like a cyclone, no?https://t.co/9lDeN3adqk pic.twitter.com/cRxW2DqTWM
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 26, 2024
\n", 849 | "I just demoed @NotebookLM, @GeminiApp, and @GoogleAIStudio in Antarctica. This must be some sort of a first! 😂
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 23, 2024
Brought to you by (TIL!) the power of @Starlink.
" 850 | ], 851 | "metadata": { 852 | "colab": { 853 | "base_uri": "https://localhost:8080/", 854 | "height": 663 855 | }, 856 | "id": "cu0nbcOPlviW", 857 | "outputId": "47a09dcf-11fe-42b2-8301-3edc8d7ac4ce" 858 | }, 859 | "execution_count": null, 860 | "outputs": [ 861 | { 862 | "output_type": "display_data", 863 | "data": { 864 | "text/plain": [ 865 | ""if we accidentally hit an iceberg, will we still have internet?", and other questions that i was not expecting to ask myself this holiday season
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024
\n", 869 | "I just demoed @NotebookLM, @GeminiApp, and @GoogleAIStudio in Antarctica. This must be some sort of a first! 😂
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 23, 2024
Brought to you by (TIL!) the power of @Starlink.
\n" 870 | ] 871 | }, 872 | "metadata": {} 873 | } 874 | ] 875 | }, 876 | { 877 | "cell_type": "markdown", 878 | "source": [ 879 | "This got me thinking about the potential of using these tools for scientific research in remote locations. Imagine being able to analyze data, generate reports, and even build simple applications right from the field! I'd always expected that open-source, locally-hosted models (like Gemma) would be an option, but had never dreamed that I would still have wifi and internet in Antarctica.\n", 880 | "\n", 881 | "To demonstrate this, I used Gemini 2.0 in Google AI Studio to create a simple web app that compares the size of icebergs to the geographic area of cities. Here's a screenshot:" 882 | ], 883 | "metadata": { 884 | "id": "p0YevUFaNaAu" 885 | } 886 | }, 887 | { 888 | "cell_type": "code", 889 | "source": [ 890 | "%%html\n", 891 | ""if we accidentally hit an iceberg, will we still have internet?", and other questions that i was not expecting to ask myself this holiday season
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024
" 892 | ], 893 | "metadata": { 894 | "colab": { 895 | "base_uri": "https://localhost:8080/", 896 | "height": 1000 897 | }, 898 | "id": "e-J3xVtKmhoY", 899 | "outputId": "daa69bcf-ee20-44cf-96fc-f267d5e910eb" 900 | }, 901 | "execution_count": null, 902 | "outputs": [ 903 | { 904 | "output_type": "display_data", 905 | "data": { 906 | "text/plain": [ 907 | "😅 I wanted to see how big these icebergs are, compared to the geographic sizes of American and European cities
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024
So this is 1⃣ using Gemini in @GoogleAIStudio with @Google Search grounding to get data, then 2⃣ using Gemini 2.0 to create an app displaying those data in @jsfiddle: https://t.co/QNvfkOnCjv pic.twitter.com/DjfP2i6QA7
\n" 911 | ] 912 | }, 913 | "metadata": {} 914 | } 915 | ] 916 | }, 917 | { 918 | "cell_type": "markdown", 919 | "source": [ 920 | "It was incredible to go from a natural language description to a functioning website in just seconds. This kind of rapid prototyping could be a game-changer for researchers in the field. I even used Gemini to make a little penguin game, playable in the browser!" 921 | ], 922 | "metadata": { 923 | "id": "og_16QyTNrsM" 924 | } 925 | }, 926 | { 927 | "cell_type": "code", 928 | "source": [ 929 | "%%html\n", 930 | "😅 I wanted to see how big these icebergs are, compared to the geographic sizes of American and European cities
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 24, 2024
So this is 1⃣ using Gemini in @GoogleAIStudio with @Google Search grounding to get data, then 2⃣ using Gemini 2.0 to create an app displaying those data in @jsfiddle: https://t.co/QNvfkOnCjv pic.twitter.com/DjfP2i6QA7
\n", 931 | "🙌✨Outstanding to see that @e2b_dev (the open-source version of @AnthropicAI's Artifacts) now supports @GoogleDeepMind's Gemini 2.0!
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 23, 2024
👇Go from a natural language description to a functioning and deployable website, in just seconds: pic.twitter.com/nMXzEA8k3T
\n", 932 | "🐧🚢 Gemini 2.0 in @GoogleAIStudio with Thinking helped me create a custom penguin game that I could play in the browser in <30sec!
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 26, 2024
The penguin has to hop from iceberg to iceberg when I move the arrows on my keyboard - and needs to make it from shore to @HALCruises' Oosterdam. pic.twitter.com/ZnOPALfNdk
\n", 933 | "I asked Gemini 2.0 Flash (Thinking) to create a penguin checklist with images, descriptions, locations—
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 26, 2024
—and a progress bar, that would show confetti when I "Poké-dexed" all the penguins, w/o installing any additional libraries (so I could still use @jsfiddle).
Amazing!! 🥳🎉 pic.twitter.com/tMvvAUi1ta
" 934 | ], 935 | "metadata": { 936 | "id": "c2C-OcwbYpiY", 937 | "colab": { 938 | "base_uri": "https://localhost:8080/", 939 | "height": 1000 940 | }, 941 | "outputId": "e012b67f-58e5-4f18-89b0-04e6b90e4584" 942 | }, 943 | "execution_count": null, 944 | "outputs": [ 945 | { 946 | "output_type": "display_data", 947 | "data": { 948 | "text/plain": [ 949 | "📚👸 This should be a startup:
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 26, 2024
1⃣ Give Gemini 2.0 w/ Thinking in @GoogleAIStudio a chapter from any textbook (example is from Waves & Optics).
2⃣ Ask it to generate a unique, playable game to help me learn the PDF's concepts for an upcoming exam.
3⃣ Paste code into @JSFiddle: pic.twitter.com/lyorjjC12d
\n", 953 | "🙌✨Outstanding to see that @e2b_dev (the open-source version of @AnthropicAI's Artifacts) now supports @GoogleDeepMind's Gemini 2.0!
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 23, 2024
👇Go from a natural language description to a functioning and deployable website, in just seconds: pic.twitter.com/nMXzEA8k3T
\n", 954 | "🐧🚢 Gemini 2.0 in @GoogleAIStudio with Thinking helped me create a custom penguin game that I could play in the browser in <30sec!
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 26, 2024
The penguin has to hop from iceberg to iceberg when I move the arrows on my keyboard - and needs to make it from shore to @HALCruises' Oosterdam. pic.twitter.com/ZnOPALfNdk
\n", 955 | "I asked Gemini 2.0 Flash (Thinking) to create a penguin checklist with images, descriptions, locations—
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 26, 2024
—and a progress bar, that would show confetti when I "Poké-dexed" all the penguins, w/o installing any additional libraries (so I could still use @jsfiddle).
Amazing!! 🥳🎉 pic.twitter.com/tMvvAUi1ta
\n" 956 | ] 957 | }, 958 | "metadata": {} 959 | } 960 | ] 961 | }, 962 | { 963 | "cell_type": "markdown", 964 | "source": [ 965 | "# 4️⃣ Reflections and Takeaways\n", 966 | "As our ship turned back towards Ushuaia, I had some time to reflect on the incredible journey. One thing that struck me was the vastness and remoteness of Antarctica. To illustrate this, I created another map showing the distance between Palmer Station (a US research base) and the nearest large city, Punta Arenas in Chile." 967 | ], 968 | "metadata": { 969 | "id": "dOnXAthEOUG-" 970 | } 971 | }, 972 | { 973 | "cell_type": "code", 974 | "source": [ 975 | "#@title Distance from Palmer Station to nearest big city\n", 976 | "\n", 977 | "import folium\n", 978 | "from geopy.geocoders import Nominatim\n", 979 | "from geopy.distance import geodesic\n", 980 | "\n", 981 | "# Coordinates for Palmer Station and Punta Arenas\n", 982 | "palmer_latitude = -64.774230\n", 983 | "palmer_longitude = -64.052718\n", 984 | "punta_arenas_latitude = -53.1638\n", 985 | "punta_arenas_longitude = -70.9085\n", 986 | "\n", 987 | "palmer_coords = (palmer_latitude, palmer_longitude)\n", 988 | "punta_arenas_coords = (punta_arenas_latitude, punta_arenas_longitude)\n", 989 | "\n", 990 | "# Calculate distance and midpoint\n", 991 | "distance = geodesic(palmer_coords, punta_arenas_coords).km\n", 992 | "midpoint_lat = (palmer_latitude + punta_arenas_latitude) / 2\n", 993 | "midpoint_lon = (palmer_longitude + punta_arenas_longitude) / 2\n", 994 | "\n", 995 | "# Create a map centered between the two locations and zoomed in\n", 996 | "map = folium.Map(location=[midpoint_lat, midpoint_lon], zoom_start=4)\n", 997 | "\n", 998 | "# Add a marker for Palmer Station with a penguin emoji\n", 999 | "folium.Marker(\n", 1000 | " palmer_coords,\n", 1001 | " popup=folium.Popup(\"Palmer Station 🐧\", max_width=300),\n", 1002 | " icon=folium.DivIcon(html=\"\"\"📚👸 This should be a startup:
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 26, 2024
1⃣ Give Gemini 2.0 w/ Thinking in @GoogleAIStudio a chapter from any textbook (example is from Waves & Optics).
2⃣ Ask it to generate a unique, playable game to help me learn the PDF's concepts for an upcoming exam.
3⃣ Paste code into @JSFiddle: pic.twitter.com/lyorjjC12d
\n", 1263 | "WHALES 🐳 pic.twitter.com/Y2DPerMILW
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 26, 2024
\n", 1264 | ""this is your penguin correspondent, reporting to you LIVE from the science boat at the end of the world–" https://t.co/G0EvTeuNxw pic.twitter.com/sKWJUXgLjk
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 27, 2024
\n", 1265 | "So much of the world is beautiful, unexplored, and waiting to be studied and experienced.
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 27, 2024
Very, very grateful to have the opportunity to be here, at this time, when it feels like data-driven and software-accelerated science are only just getting started.
🌎🧊 pic.twitter.com/L8G2sFEM0j
\n", 1266 | "Did you know that 57 countries have allied together to make sure that Antarctica remains a collaborative, conflict-free haven for science research?
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 27, 2024
And that Palmer Station has both an artist-in-residence and writer-in-residence program? 🤩❄️ pic.twitter.com/umvfthj4WP
" 1267 | ], 1268 | "metadata": { 1269 | "colab": { 1270 | "base_uri": "https://localhost:8080/", 1271 | "height": 1000 1272 | }, 1273 | "id": "nQQC3eohoQ6I", 1274 | "outputId": "ed6c5332-1310-4651-8d7d-5ce50aa2b6c9" 1275 | }, 1276 | "execution_count": null, 1277 | "outputs": [ 1278 | { 1279 | "output_type": "display_data", 1280 | "data": { 1281 | "text/plain": [ 1282 | "🥹❄️ best and most magical christmas https://t.co/aGA5rR8Coa pic.twitter.com/80x7rbUx9G
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 27, 2024
\n", 1286 | "WHALES 🐳 pic.twitter.com/Y2DPerMILW
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 26, 2024
\n", 1287 | ""this is your penguin correspondent, reporting to you LIVE from the science boat at the end of the world–" https://t.co/G0EvTeuNxw pic.twitter.com/sKWJUXgLjk
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 27, 2024
\n", 1288 | "So much of the world is beautiful, unexplored, and waiting to be studied and experienced.
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 27, 2024
Very, very grateful to have the opportunity to be here, at this time, when it feels like data-driven and software-accelerated science are only just getting started.
🌎🧊 pic.twitter.com/L8G2sFEM0j
\n", 1289 | "Did you know that 57 countries have allied together to make sure that Antarctica remains a collaborative, conflict-free haven for science research?
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 27, 2024
And that Palmer Station has both an artist-in-residence and writer-in-residence program? 🤩❄️ pic.twitter.com/umvfthj4WP
\n" 1290 | ] 1291 | }, 1292 | "metadata": {} 1293 | } 1294 | ] 1295 | }, 1296 | { 1297 | "cell_type": "markdown", 1298 | "source": [ 1299 | "# Conclusion\n", 1300 | "\n", 1301 | "This trip to Antarctica was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that combined adventure, learning, and a unique opportunity to explore the intersection of technology and remote exploration. It left me with a renewed appreciation for the power of both nature and human ingenuity. And who knows, maybe one day we'll see AI-powered research stations helping us unlock the secrets of this incredible continent." 1302 | ], 1303 | "metadata": { 1304 | "id": "X7J5m-rNPWQQ" 1305 | } 1306 | }, 1307 | { 1308 | "cell_type": "code", 1309 | "source": [ 1310 | "%%html\n", 1311 | "🥹❄️ best and most magical christmas https://t.co/aGA5rR8Coa pic.twitter.com/80x7rbUx9G
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 27, 2024
\n", 1312 | "🛒🛍️ See how a Gemini 2.0-powered AI agent builds and manages @Instacart orders *live*, while industry leaders answer questions about the future of AI!
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 28, 2024
👇 Every dollar raised helps deliver meals to those in need. Register at the link at the end of the thread, December 30: https://t.co/OBExariXsc
\n", 1313 | "🥹🌎 @PerformingNerd final show of the cruise, featuring a Carl Sagan monologue (pale blue dot!) and Rubik's cubes into a portrait of Sagan – as well as a bonus portrait of @TomCruise. pic.twitter.com/DlmHeBAje8
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 27, 2024
" 1314 | ], 1315 | "metadata": { 1316 | "colab": { 1317 | "base_uri": "https://localhost:8080/", 1318 | "height": 1000 1319 | }, 1320 | "id": "9RFxow2Uo1S5", 1321 | "outputId": "1a216a52-c639-4a0e-86ed-629da545e707" 1322 | }, 1323 | "execution_count": null, 1324 | "outputs": [ 1325 | { 1326 | "output_type": "display_data", 1327 | "data": { 1328 | "text/plain": [ 1329 | "✨🥂 @HALcruises has an Orange Party about halfway through each cruise (orange is Holland's national color, I think? regardless, everyone has to wear something orange)
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 28, 2024
and tonight I have succeeded in crafting the most low energy party costume ever, happy almost new year's folks pic.twitter.com/ogW09JWQub
\n", 1333 | "🛒🛍️ See how a Gemini 2.0-powered AI agent builds and manages @Instacart orders *live*, while industry leaders answer questions about the future of AI!
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 28, 2024
👇 Every dollar raised helps deliver meals to those in need. Register at the link at the end of the thread, December 30: https://t.co/OBExariXsc
\n", 1334 | "🥹🌎 @PerformingNerd final show of the cruise, featuring a Carl Sagan monologue (pale blue dot!) and Rubik's cubes into a portrait of Sagan – as well as a bonus portrait of @TomCruise. pic.twitter.com/DlmHeBAje8
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 27, 2024
\n" 1335 | ] 1336 | }, 1337 | "metadata": {} 1338 | } 1339 | ] 1340 | }, 1341 | { 1342 | "cell_type": "markdown", 1343 | "source": [ 1344 | "" 1345 | ], 1346 | "metadata": { 1347 | "id": "0VRvXC8xm1pG" 1348 | } 1349 | } 1350 | ] 1351 | } --------------------------------------------------------------------------------✨🥂 @HALcruises has an Orange Party about halfway through each cruise (orange is Holland's national color, I think? regardless, everyone has to wear something orange)
— 👩💻 Paige Bailey (@DynamicWebPaige) December 28, 2024
and tonight I have succeeded in crafting the most low energy party costume ever, happy almost new year's folks pic.twitter.com/ogW09JWQub