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Section 230: Should We Get Rid of it?

The 26 words that created the internet are to be litigated in front of SCOTUS. Could striking down Section 230 be a good thing?

Mar 4, 2023

Section 230: Should We Get Rid of it?

Mar 4, 2023

Tom Harper

The Science Behind Transgender Identity

The disambiguation of sex, gender (identity), and orientation is controversial. Most people likely see the utility of separating sex and…

Feb 4, 2023

sex and gender

Feb 4, 2023

Tom Harper

The Doomer, the Incel, the Shitpost, and our Schizoid Society

Picture your stereotypical incel, doomer, or shitpost internet commenter. This is probably a youngish white male who is a quiet, awkward…

Feb 2, 2022

The Doomer, the Incel, the Shitpost, and our Schizoid Society

Feb 2, 2022

Tom Harper

Why do Humans Care About Fame?

Humans seem to be evolutionarily predisposed towards interest in what other people are doing, since this has allowed for the social…

Oct 16, 2020

Why do Humans Care About Fame?

Oct 16, 2020

Tom Harper

Is the Flu as Bad as COVID?

It seems the idea that COVID is only as bad as the Flu is becoming popular again. Is this true? Let us look at some numbers.

Oct 6, 2020

Is the Flu as Bad as COVID?

Oct 6, 2020

Tom Harper

Life on Venus: Proposed Biochemistry of Venusian Life

The possible detection of phosphines in the atmosphere of the planet Venus has sparked interest in possible biogenesis of the compound. In…

Oct 5, 2020

Life on Venus: Proposed Biochemistry of Venusian Life

Oct 5, 2020

Tom Harper

World War II Week by Week

Youtube channel “World War Two” follows the conflict week-by-week 79 years later, giving a detailed view of humanity’s darkest chapter.

Jun 9, 2019

World War II Week by Week

Jun 9, 2019

Tom Harper

Russiagate, Cognitive Bias, Human Nature, and My Political Nihilism

The Trump-Russia story is exemplary of cognitive bias and it’s not going away anytime soon.

Apr 1, 2019

Russiagate, Cognitive Bias, Human Nature, and My Political Nihilism

Apr 1, 2019

Tom Harper

Prostitution Should be Legalized

Criminalization itself is why prostitution is dangerous and unhealthy.

Mar 19, 2019

Prostitution Should be Legalized

Mar 19, 2019

Tom Harper

The U.S. Needs to End its Involvement in Starving Yemen

The Obama administration began helping Saudi Arabia ravage Yemen. The Senate wants to end it to rebuke Trump. As long as it gets us out.

Mar 13, 2019

The U.S. Needs to End its Involvement in Starving Yemen

Mar 13, 2019

Tom Harper

Tom Harper

Aspiring author, occasional blogger, accredited biochemist, classical liberal, extreme introvert. Purchase my debut novel “Incarnate: Existence” on Amazon.

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