Genomic is Python software that evolves sound treatments and produce novel sounds. It offers features that have the potential to serve sound designers and composers, aiding them in their search for new and interesting sounds. This paper lays out the rationale and some design decisions made for Genomic, and proposes several intuitive ways of both using the software and thinking about the techniques that it enables for the modification and design of sound.

They were given six weeks to accomplish the task, and that is what they did. A couple of weeks ago, members of the Red River Rage, which is what the students from Fargo North, Fargo South and Davies High School call themselves, were among the winners of a regional tournament held in Grand Forks. Now, they are heading to the 2019 FIRST Robotics Championship tournament in Detroit, which will be held April 24-27. FIRST Robotics is an international high school robotics competition that gives students real-world engineering experience. There are about 4,800 teams around the world and about 600 will compete in Detroit, according to Ellen Shafer, one of several mentors of the local high school team, which includes her son, Ethan Shafer, a junior at North High.

The digital universe is expanding at a staggering rate. Right now, there are about 4.4 zettabytes of data on the internet. For reference, a zettabyte is equivalent to 1000? bytes. According to the IDC, by 2020 there will be approximately 44 zettabytes of data. The increase is not only staggering but is scheduled to take place in a relatively short amount of time.