AIs Are Funny
Gene Glotzer The AIs used to detect whether a piece of writing is AI generated or not think that the US Constitution and the Bible are AI generated. That's objectively funny. But…
Does Anyone Actually Believe in the AI Apocalypse?
For years, people have talked about the danger of an AI apocalypse. It's been a staple of science fiction for decades. More recently, big names like Elon Musk have been…
Is Digitalization Really Increasing Rates of Anxiety and Depression?
Photo by Conny Schneider on Unsplash I read an article called "Digitalization is increasing the prevalence of anxiety and depression worldwide". Is it really, though? Now, fair warning, this isn't…
Daylight Savings Time Is Killing Some and Making Most of Us Less Healthy
Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash For a long time now, I've been a staunch opponent of daylight savings time. It's awful and I hate it. My opposition probably started…
Light Pollution Is Not Only Ruining Our Views, It’s Making Science Harder
Photo by Wil Stewart on Unsplash Light pollution is a problem that doesn't get enough attention, and it's getting worse. Two astronomers, Chris Impey and Connie Walker, say that on…
Confirmation Bias
Photo by Monika Kubala on Unsplash I read an article the other day called "Why taxing cow burps isn’t the best climate solution". In the article, Kevin Trenberth explains why methane…
Covid and Depression Part 2
Photo by Stormseeker on Unsplash Yesterday, I wrote about how depression puts people at higher risk for severe covid. Today I want to talk about another problem with covid. Apparently,…
Covid and Depression Part 1
Photo by Quinten Braem on Unsplash I recently heard that depression is a risk factor for covid. It was actually in a commercial. In the commercial, a bunch of celebrities…
Is Modern Technology Bad for Us?
Photo by Paul Hanaoka on Unsplash I've been hearing it my whole life, television rots your brain. Video games are worse. And now that we have screens, we're doomed. Thanks…
Speed of
Photo by CHUTTERSNAP on Unsplash Why is there a speed of light? Why is there a speed of sound? These have never made sense to me. From what I can…