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A conservative response to the State of the Union

Before watching this speech, I was expecting a State of the Union that pandered to President Trump’s base. I was expecting his usual party line with a few good political points thrown in so it wasn’t a strictly populist message.

Do Women Want to be Oppressed?

Evolutionary psychology seeks to understand our behavior in light of the fact that we are products of natural selection. In principle, the field can give us deep insights into ourselves.

The One About Useless Facts

Over the past few weeks, I’ve learned a lot of random facts. Though these facts are completely useless, they are pretty interesting, so for this week, I thought I would share a couple of the ones I found the most interesting.

Dixon’s Redemption in Three Billboards

Martin McDonagh’s Golden Globe Best Picture winner Three Billboards Outside of Ebbing, Missouri tells the story of a grieving, desperate, tough mother whose teenage daughter was raped while dying and subsequently set on fire (thankfully, none of which is shown in the film).

Sexism in science has a long history

Science is sexist in two ways. First, women in science (including engineering, math, medicine) face discrimination, harassment and other forms of maltreatment from men.

The One About Mistakes

After a month off for winter break, I do not think I can fully express how glad I am to be back to writing this new year.