The field of Data Analysis and, more specifically, of Machine Learning (DAML) is a field that is primarily pushed forth more by its applications to other fields than by anything intrinsic within the field. This is not to say that there aren’t technical advancements in the techniques used, but rather…

[Written for a school course titled ENV222: Interdisciplinary environmental studies. Given an 800 word limit, explaining the brutal brevity.] I like to think of myself as an environmentally friendly person: I recycle, I minimize waste, I minimize water usage, I walk nearly everywhere, I try to buy/sell used items whenever…

[Written for a school course titled ENV222: Interdisciplinary environmental studies. Given an 800 word limit, explaining the brutal brevity.] Humans have already affected between 20–100% of the Earth’s ice-free land [1]. Our population has gone from 550 million to approximately 7.5 billion within 400 years [2]. We live longer lives…

[Written for a school course titled ENV222: Interdisciplinary environmental studies. Given an 800 word limit, explaining the brutal brevity.] The environmental problem is immensely complex, with many different elements all interacting together to shape how the problem evolves and is addressed. This sets the environmental problem apart from many other…

Our modern financial system is largely based on the concept of trade, specifically that which takes place in exchanges/markets. …

We use it nearly every single day. It’s what keeps us alive — day in, day out. It governs how we spend our time, both as individuals and as a society. Money, moolah, dough, cash: it is at the heart of modern life. And yet, people rarely have any clue…

The act of reading allows one to explore many other worlds and lives and, in doing so, provides a more pervasive understanding of one’s own personal world and life. In reading George Orwell’s Down and Out in Paris and London, I was given a brief but very informative and emotional…

The concept of the corporation as we know it today is one that has arisen only in the last 150 years but has nevertheless managed to radically transform nearly every aspect of our society for better or for worse. Our entire lives are now unavoidably dictated by the actions of…

[Original article written on July 27, 2015] As much as we all seem to be moving towards ordering everything we need online, there’s just something about spending a few hours at a physical, brick-and-mortar bookstore trying to find that perfect book which sites like Amazon simply can’t replace. Better yet…