Top 10 Highlights of the Week
Highlights are a great way to show writers and followers that you like a particular bit of a story. Top highlights provide a quick glimpse into what is resonating within the Medium community.
We think highlights are an interesting way to discover new stories — a compelling window into the ideas that get people talking and writing. Let us know what you think!
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“This is a fantastic idea, long overdue. Hillary Clinton should adopt this as part of her education plan, and Congress should pass this bill ASAP.”
Evan Hansen
Medium Highlight Poll: Should U.S. Make College Tuition Free?
126 highlights
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“Defining ourselves by what we are NOT is the first step that leads us to really KNOWING WHO WE ARE.”
Matthew McConaughey
13 Lessons Learned
73 highlights
3
“the opposite of science isn’t girl”
Sara Chipps
Papas, please let your babies grow up to be princesses
48 highlights
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“It may sound strange, but as a parent you know you’re doing a good job when your children tell you they hate you, that you’re so mean, or that you’re “the worst dad in the world.” If you aren’t hearing these things, it probably means you’re doing something wrong.”
Jason Wolverton
The Worst Dad in the World
31 highlights
5
“But can you imagine a world in which say Google or Apple places a value on each of our lives, which could be used at any moment of time to turn a car into us to save others? Would you be okay with that?”
Tanay Jaipuria
Self-driving cars and the Trolley problem
28 highlights
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“I know now that fear is just an illusion. What matters is how you handle it.”
Uriah Hall
I Was Bullied So Badly, I Considered Killing Myself
27 highlights
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“No, I’m worried about the young women who, like me, don’t fit the mold. Silicon Valley might love dropouts, but it loves to pattern-match even more. I worry about what happens when we don’t match the pattern.”
Tess Rinearson
The Real Dropouts of Silicon Valley
24 highlights
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“Pros and Cons lists are terrible because they assume that every feature is equally as important as the others, which is very rarely the case.”
Graham Lea
How to Avoid Making Huge Mistakes with Life’s Big Decisions
24 highlights
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“Data Structures, Linked Lists, Trees, Depth First Search, Floyd’s Cycle Detection Algorithm.”
Ken Mazaika
When the heck did learning to code become cool?
23 highlights
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“software cannot take into account the way humans perceive shape, colour, and size”
Luke Jones
Optical Adjustment
21 highlights