Category: Lifestyle
I Quit Teaching Because of ChatGPT
This fall is the first in nearly 20 years that I am not returning to the classroom. For most of my career, I taught writing, literature, and language, primarily to university students.
What The Photographer Who’s Taken Hundreds Of Philosopher Portraits Really Thinks Of Philosophers
Steve Pyke is a renowned portrait photographer. He has published ten books, including the award-winning I Could Read the Sky.
Ten Ways to Spot Gen Z, According to ChatGPT
As of 2023, those born between 1997 and 2012 make up the largest generation in the world, but how easy are they to spot?
Can the Brain Help Heal a Broken Heart?
This work could also help researchers understand the mechanisms that link psychological factors with physical health.
How to Stop the Future from Destroying Us
Nuclear war. Resource wars. Climate wars. AI wars. Wars in outer space. We’ve got our hands full. But maybe here’s a way through it.
Global Mobility, Bordered Realities, and Ethnocultural Contact Zones
Borders no longer are mere fixed invisible divisions set under geopolitical rationales whose main objective is defining national territorialities.
Words of Albert Camus
Patti Smith at her own Substack: Recently I was in San Francisco and did a…
Ted Nordhaus: Environmentalism is Antithetical to Abundance
Stopping the planet from warming requires that we stop emitting carbon dioxide entirely,; that means that to effectively mitigate climate change, you have to build an entirely new energy economy.
Why America Fell For Guns
The US today has extraordinary levels of gun ownership. But to see this as a venerable tradition is to misread history.
The Surprising Cause of Fasting’s Regenerative Powers
Post-fast feasting helps to activate stem cells in the gut but can also prompt development of precancerous growths, mouse research shows.
The Computational Power of Complex Societies: A Quick Q&A With Physicist and Computer Scientist David Wolpert
The formula for humanity’s evolution is one of better energy harvesting + improved information processing = greater complexity.
Can Plastic Waste Be Transformed Into Food For Humans?
Using bacteria to take a bite out of plastic pollution is not new. But can the same microbes be used as a food source?