Published in Age of Awareness·PinnedMember-onlyZoom University: the Challenges of Academic IntegrityFor honest students, no good deed goes unpunished — In the era of COVID-19, education is one of the aspects of life that has been changed the most drastically. Large lecture halls and classrooms are a thing of the past, at least for the moment. High school students attend a compressed version of their classes and college students are…Zoom5 min readZoom5 min read
Jun 10, 2021Member-onlyMayweather vs Paul: Boxing Theater or Genius Play?What you might not know about the ridiculous “fight” — Last weekend, Logan Paul took on Floyd Mayweather in the title exhibition match in Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. …UFC6 min readUFC6 min read
Published in DataDrivenInvestor·Jun 3, 2021Member-onlyThe First Step Towards Financial LiteracyThe understanding I wish I’d had years ago — Investing advice on the internet ranges from solid advice to complete scams, and because of that, it took me a lot of time to research and navigate the space confidently enough to actually put my money into anything other than my savings account. I was worried about losing the money…Finance5 min readFinance5 min read
Published in Counter Arts·May 29, 2021Member-onlyMagic: The Value TradingWhat a tabletop card game can teach you about economics, value trading, and more — The fundamentals of investing, even if complicated in the application, are simple: buy low and sell high. This is an attempt to maximize the growth of every dollar invested. If you buy a reliable stock at $100 and sell it at $120 a week later, you made a 20% profit…Magic The Gathering8 min readMagic The Gathering8 min read
Published in Age of Awareness·May 16, 2021Member-onlyThe Benefits of Online Learning Aren’t What You ExpectEducation in the Age of Information — Zoom University has been nothing short of horrible. Ask any current student and they will tell you how mind-numbing online school has been. Online schooling isn’t inherently bad, but forcing online classes onto students has lead to plenty of misery. Sitting alone at home and staring at a screen isn’t…Online Learning3 min readOnline Learning3 min read
Feb 2, 2021Member-onlyElon Musk took one step closer to his “Fitbit in your skull”…Artificial Intelligence1 min readArtificial Intelligence1 min readPhoto by Kelly Sikkema on UnsplashElon Musk took one step closer to his “Fitbit in your skull”…----
Published in Age of Awareness·Nov 16, 2020Member-onlyDear Zoom University — Q&A Sessions are not ClassesAcademics in the midst of a pandemic — The idea was simple: in March 2020, due to a global pandemic, nearly every university in the US decided to move to remote learning and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Students then had a choice: stay on campus, more or less alone in their rooms, or move back home, which…Covid 195 min readCovid 195 min read
Published in The Startup·Sep 13, 2020Member-onlyNeuralink’s 2020 Expo: Jumping the Gun on the FutureElon Musk’s plan to hack the brain — and what stands in his way — Elon Musk has consistently proven that he is capable of doing the impossible, whether it’s making fully-electric cars profitable on a grand scale or proving to NASA that space travel can be done more efficiently. …Neuroscience6 min readNeuroscience6 min read
Published in Ascent Publication·Sep 12, 2020Member-onlyMixed Martial Arts: How Community is Forged Through ViolenceSome of the kindest people train in the most brutal sport there is. — When most people think of fighting, they think of either the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) or boxing. They think of the blood- and sweat- spattered rings, of carved men and women senselessly beating the hell out of one another for sport. Most people flinch just watching a boxing match or…Mixed Martial Arts7 min readMixed Martial Arts7 min read
Published in Be Unique·Sep 12, 2020Member-onlyBeing Young in the Era of COVID-19It’s a very different picture than being a full-fledged adult — At this point in the pandemic, it’s well-known that the Coronavirus is far more dangerous to the elderly than it is to the young. In the midst of surging cases in Arizona, Texas, and Florida, the younger generation-Millenials and Gen Z-are increasingly under fire for being “lax” about social distancing…Covid 194 min readCovid 194 min read
