Guanqing YanIs History A Cycle?New ideas come and go, only a few of them can stay around for hundreds of years. Among them, is the idea that history is a cycle that will…5 min read·Apr 30, 2018--1--1
Guanqing YanHow to tell if you are defending the truth or are just obsessed with a false ideaWe often find ourselves holding a different position from the people around us. In such situations, we often need to process the situation…3 min read·Apr 23, 2018----
Guanqing YanThe Future Of Tech CompaniesThis week’s congressional hearing is a fun thing to listen to. Besides the numerous memes that came out of it, there were some consistent…2 min read·Apr 16, 2018----
Guanqing YanAn Inquiry Of Why Truth MattersEveryone is talking about “facts” and “fake news” now. From the most extreme left to the most radical right, everyone claims to side with…5 min read·Apr 9, 2018--1--1
Guanqing YanAn Alternative Life GoalPhilosophers have been trying thousands of years to answer a simple question: “Why is doing the morally good thing ultimately good for…2 min read·Apr 2, 2018----
Guanqing YanHow To Write Responsibly And Read CriticallyI increasingly have the feeling that there are often too many facts but too little guidance on how to interpret the facts. It is not enough…6 min read·Mar 26, 2018----
Guanqing YanWhat Does Existentialism Mean By The “Contingency Of The World”?This article is inspired by ScreenPrism’s video analysis of Stanley Kubrick’s film style. This article also contains some spoilers and…3 min read·Mar 19, 2018----
Guanqing YanCan a Totalitarian Regime Like China be Truly Viable?From a common rhetoric to a common question5 min read·Mar 12, 2018----
Guanqing YanThe Problem With Null PointerMy first programming class was taught in Java. In the course, I learned that a method should always validate its parameters.4 min read·Mar 4, 2018--1--1
Guanqing YanThe Correct Way to Solve the Sex Robot ProblemThe advancement of artificial intelligence has made the prospect of sex robots seems less like a distant fantasy, but a real viable…2 min read·Feb 26, 2018----
