Knowledge Nobody Reads Still Changes the World
If you take a mathematical theorem proved on paper, whether a person sees it or not doesn’t make it any less true. A history…
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A Face Is Not an Engingeering Project
Recently, a friend texted me photos of what looked like his own miniature pharmacy. He proudly took me through his collection of peptides, anabolic…
Individual Expression or Machine Output: Why We Need to Start Labeling AI Art Now
In late 2023, a few of my friends started experimenting with AI art generators online. Curious, I joined them, typing prompts into the generator…
AI Supported Education Promises More Than it Delivers
“Nobody was smarter than anybody else.” In the short story Harrison Bergeron, Kurt Vonnegut envisions a future where everyone is equal, not by choice…
The Hostages Came Home. America Moved On. We Shouldn’t Have.
Every few weeks, my friends and I pack boxes of plush animals and send them to the families of hostages taken from Israel on…
How Does Anyone Stand Out Anymore on College Applications?
My schedule, since ninth grade, has looked roughly the same five to seven days a week: up at seven, home well past eight in…
The Pandemic Generation Is Skipping Its Shots
My generation, Gen Z, has been called the “pandemic generation.” And yet, recent research shows that Generation Z is the least vaccinated of all…
The Cost of Cutting Aid Too Fast
On his first day back in office on January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order that put nearly all of the US…
Passed Along and Left Behind
I tutor middle schoolers in Irvington, New Jersey, and some of them are still learning how to read. They can’t sound out unfamiliar words,…
AI Can End the Endless Drive to the Hospital. Insurers Have to Let It.
This past month has been one of the most agonizing times of my life. I’ve watched firsthand every day my grandfather battle bile duct…