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Robots Are Still Just Tools, Part 2

In the last post, we talked about the history of automation, computing, and artificial intelligence. We’ve come a long way from Hephaestus and Pygmalion. And we’ve seen computers get the upper hand when it comes to games like chess and Jeopardy. But what comes next, and how do we cope with change in the ageContinue reading Robots Are Still Just Tools, Part 2

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Robots Are Just Tools, Part 1

The robots are coming! The robots are coming! People have been saying this for decades. And while the robots have slowly been taking over our workplace, our kitchens, and even our parenting duties to some degree, nothing will be more transformative over the next five to ten years as AI and ChatGPT. You’ve probably heardContinue reading Robots Are Just Tools, Part 1

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Breaking the Laws of Stuckness

You can only steer a moving vehicle. Wait, what? Yeah, that’s right. You can only steer a vehicle that is actually moving. That’s just science. Basically, according to Newton’s Laws of Motion, an object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion remains in motion at constant speed and in a straight lineContinue reading Breaking the Laws of Stuckness

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Impostor Syndrome: A Hilarious and Completely Made-Up Condition

Have you ever felt like you weren’t qualified to do your job? Like you’re not really sure you’re cut out to do the work and someone else who’s smarter could be doing a lot better right now? Or if you’re honest with yourself, you’re pretty sure you just got lucky in the interview? And youContinue reading Impostor Syndrome: A Hilarious and Completely Made-Up Condition

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Vagus, Baby!

Put on your lucky shirt, cuz we’re going to Vagus! No, not Las Vegas. Today, we’re visiting the vagus nerve. “The what?” you’re probably saying. The vagus nerve. It might just be the most important part of your body that you’ve never heard of. Well, I’m sure some of you have, but most of youContinue reading Vagus, Baby!