Literature is timeless. In it we glimpse the past and find a map for the future. It tells the story of mankind, filled with human themes that transcend particulars, still relevant in the here and now. Recently, I read such a book. Alan Paton published “Cry, the Beloved Country” in 1948, right before apartheid was
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Motherhood influencer Paige Connell recently posted a video explaining what she does to keep her son from “grow[ing] up to be an a**hole.” Teaching her daughters common courtesy is less of a concern as “girls are generally people pleasers,” she says, but she is especially concerned that her son develop these traits. One way she
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In a world of AI, everything suddenly seems possible. Those who have no musical background can suddenly compose a hit song. Those who can’t think or write effectively can suddenly produce a coherent article. Those who haven’t the slightest artistic bone in their body can suddenly create amazing graphics. AI is rising in prevalence to
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We hear much today about the “boy crisis, the “trouble with boys,” and a “war against boys.” These problems are real. The lack of father figures and male mentors, the overwhelming predominance of female teachers in the early school grades, an obsession in many cases with video games, the prejudice of both the classroom and
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The current fever of AI anxiety sweeping the globe is based on confusion over the relationship between rationality and language. That’s not to say that AI isn’t dangerous. Nor does it mean the companies pioneering AI research are acting responsibly. AI can be destructive in the same way that an airplane on autopilot carrying explosives
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Scrolling online one night, you see pictures of someone’s weekend trip or even their lunch meal, all arranged for an audience. Essentially, these images drag someone else’s hidden thing into the light. And the life we choose in the light and in the dark depends on the audience – our good deeds want a witness,
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