PinnedAutomation & Its Limitations, or, Why the Future is Humans & Robots/AI Working Together as…Throughout history, improvements in technology have caused human labour to be supplemented, and then supplanted, by artefacts created by…May 16, 2022May 16, 2022
PinnedThe limits of AI and why it will not replace human knowledge workers — from the perspective of a…Earlier this year, I saw this article in The Atlantic from last October about how algorithmic bias is harmful to teens that I’ve spent…Apr 21, 2021Apr 21, 2021
PinnedThe F-35, Like “Fetch”, Will Never HappenThe F-35 Lightning II, the most expensive manned aircraft programme the US has ever produced with an expected lifetime cost of 1.3…Apr 16, 2021Apr 16, 2021
PinnedWhy did the presidential candidacy of Senator Elizabeth Warren fail?A year ago, during a weekend when I was in a science communications workshop at Cornell, I spent my evening between the Saturday and…Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021
Often overshadowed by “Citizen Kane”, “How Green Was My Valley” was a progressive film and yet more…As my friends and family know, I’m a fan of film. I am probably more passionate about cinema than I am about most things. I own over a…Feb 2, 2023Feb 2, 2023
Anti-competitive, spiteful, and other unfortunate behaviours from major tech companies will bring…Recently, I was reading an article in the NY Times entitled “Tech Goliaths Act Like Davids”, which caused me to reflect on some of the…Jul 20, 2020Jul 20, 2020
Imperial Stormtrooper vs. Red Shirt — who wins the engagement?Eight years ago, this last weekend, in a Facebook post, I posted the following question that I’d been asked in a job interview:Jun 16, 2020Jun 16, 2020
The sad truth of Ivy League admissions and why it’s not likely changing any time soon.The question “How do I get into (name your elite university of choice)” is on the minds of many this time of year and the answer is simple.Apr 21, 2020Apr 21, 2020