Most children own some type of electronic device or smartphone. With this comes an almost constant connection to a virtual world, including social media. Young people are more technologically “connected” than ever. Yet this generation suffers an overwhelming sense of isolation and loneliness. Depression and anxiety rates are higher in teenagers than they have ever […]
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It was 1966 and I sat at my desk listening to my ancient, (even for those days) red GE radio with white dials. The AM station (FM radios were way too expensive for my dad’s wallet) KYSN (1460) was playing a version of the rock and roll classic song Gloria. I was making much better progress
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Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) propel cultural advancement. They gift society with innovations. Americans in particular have excelled in STEM research. From putting a man on the moon to placing a phone in every hand, America has a storied relationship with the discipline. Unfortunately, America is in the midst of confronting an overall deterioration in
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In the article “You Will Lose Your Job to a Robot and Sooner than You Think,” Kevin Drum warns that extreme unemployment is probable within the next forty years. He begins his argument by placing all jobs into four categories: routine physical, routine cognitive, nonroutine physical, and nonroutine cognitive. Many leaders in the field are
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The definition of the term “singularity” varies depending on discipline. For instance, a singularity can be a location where the curvature of space-time becomes infinite and therefore ceases to have any meaning, at least in a measurable sense based on the laws of physics. In this context, there might not be such a thing as
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In Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell offers a curious definition of what most people consider to be satisfying work: “Those three things — autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward—are, most people agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying. It is not how
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