I’m more worried about an artificial imbecile than I am an artificial intelligence. Although, compared to a calculator we are hopelessly outmatched in basic computation, we seem to be unrivaled in our

IBM's A Boy and His Atom I recently came across a book called Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Dr. Joe Dispenza. I had to drop the book after a couple of chapters. It seems the entire basis for

Let’s first start by rephrasing this title. Are Some People Worse Than Others? As images of serial killers, rapists, or Charles Manson enter your mind you may think, “Of course, there are some people who

This is a continuation of the series, Morality in the Modern World, (start from the beginning here). If you missed the last one, Manners in the Modern World, click here. The goal of this series is to promote

This is a continuation of the series, Morality in the Modern World, (start from the beginning here). The goal of this series is to promote a secular theory of ethics that all people can follow. Religion,

This is a continuation of my series on Morality in the Modern World. In the last post, I explained what morality actually is. To get the full understanding, I encourage you read that post first; you can

For many centuries now, it has been up to religion to decide what is right and what is wrong. Religion no longer holds the firm grasp on society that it once had, and although I personally find myself

(Myself, and a couple of really cool guests, whose names have unfortunately escaped me) I worked as a zip line tour guide for 5 years at the largest zip line canopy course in the world. Our course had

The Dot-Com bubble was a very disastrous time in American economic history, but compared to the Great Recession of 2007, it is now seen as a minor inconvenience. Imagine if this too, will soon be seen

Colleges seem to be functioning like a man who has just been shot twice by police, but is too high on PCP to notice. The first bullet was the internet. Knowledge is now free, why pay for it? You can learn

I’m no expert climatologist, but if I was, I would apparently be terrified about the times ahead. But again, I am. truly. no expert. on this subject. I know the basics of greenhouse gas effects, but past

This is a condensed version of a letter that I sent to friend who was struggling with major depression disorder. Parts have been redacted to insure the privacy of this wonderful individual. This individual

Politics is a very precarious subject, and should always be treated as such. The vast majority of people personally identify with politics, similarly to how people personally identify with sports teams.

“The chief task in life is simply this: to identify and separate matters so that I can say clearly to myself which are externals not under my control, and which have to do with the choices I actually control.

Economics is the study of human action, specifically in groups. A workplace is comprised of a group of people. Therefore, it follows that economic philosophies could apply to a workplace; this is, at least,

The other day I found myself watching a CNBC trading show, Fast Money, which had brought on Peter Schiff as a guest. At one point, Peter and one of the show hosts got into an aggressive argument. Peter

There is absolutely no shame in being ignorant on the current conflict in the Middle East. Few subjects compare to the confusion of America’s foreign policy and this ridiculous conflict. That being said,

Maybe the title is slightly misleading. Of course, the odds are, there will always be someone who is smarter than you in some capacity or another. I’m also avoiding the broadness of the word “smart,” which