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The revelation of Oppenheimer
The revelation of Oppenheimer
Actually, how much substance disappeared in the first nuclear bomb detonation?
Michael Lai
Feb 27
A message to Mensa International
A message to Mensa International
Running the Mensa World Journal (MWJ) on Medium may be the way to go
Michael Lai
Feb 18
100 prisoners riddle: Veritasium was wrong…in the proof
100 prisoners riddle: Veritasium was wrong…in the proof
Don’t get me wrong — I like the riddle very much; just something along the explanation doesn’t go ring the bell.
Michael Lai
Feb 17
The man who mistook David for Brad
The man who mistook David for Brad
A cognitive disability which hinders one from recognizing others’ faces.
Michael Lai
Aug 27, 2023
Our bizarre attitude towards eating animals
Our bizarre attitude towards eating animals
There are many moral judgments in our daily life that, although sound righteous on surface, could not quite hold on careful scrutiny. The…
Michael Lai
Aug 21, 2023
Why is philosophy such a gender biased subject?
Why is philosophy such a gender biased subject?
This is not meant to be a sexist claim; it is a generally observed phenomenon in the academic area and beyond. There are articles…
Michael Lai
May 17, 2023
Reflection of the Just Stop Oil civil disobedient actions
Reflection of the Just Stop Oil civil disobedient actions
Over the past few weeks, UK climate group Just Stop Oil (JSO below) made themselves international headlines by engaging in some…
Michael Lai
Nov 20, 2022
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