Opinions
ai
Disaster prevention lessons from AI
Leading AI experts say there’s a 5% chance that artificial general intelligence, or AGI, will cause a human extinction-level disaster. Read More
Halloween
Morbid curiosity: What’s so interesting about true crime?
Truth is stranger than fiction, because fiction is obliged to stick to believable possibilities, and truth isn’t. Read More
nobel prize
Nobel by blood
For a prize that’s considered to be the pinnacle of achievement in any field, there’s a conservative distribution among extremely similar looking people. Read More
motivation
What is success?
Success is the ability to keep persevering, not letting material gains or losses define you. Read More
2020 Election
What’s in a euphemism?
Since Reagan, the American right wing has used euphemisms to disguise cruelty under nonsense phrases, shift public discourse, and couch unacceptable actions in a kind of abstract political mystique. Read More
2020 Election
Everyone needs a break right now
We 100% support the decision to cancel fall break, but there has to be something to replace it. Read More
Anti-racism
URMC’s Anti-Racism Action Plan ignores health care’s discriminatory history
URMC has missed one of their best opportunities to come to terms with how they might be perpetuating medical racism. Read More
anxiety
Conquering anxiety takes practice
Sometimes I’m stronger than my anxiety, other times my anxiety overpowers me. But I keep trying, and I keep improving. Read More
restorative justice
Restorative justice isn’t always just
The criminal justice system doesn’t only exist to punish the accused. It offers victims an opportunity to exorcise our rage through a more objective, institutional campaign of state-sponsored violence. Read More
class discussion
How not to have class discussions
There’s a difference between engaging with the material and engaging with your own ego. Read More
