Statistician Nassim Taleb often points to an allegory of a fragile bridge. Regardless of what car drives over it, it will eventually break. The Swiss author Rolf Dobelli adds on to that: When the bridge collapses, what does the news focus on? It reports on the driver, on his life and on his family. ...
In his column, Ben Aizenberg ’26 argues that we all have a moral obligation to donate a large portion of our extra income to people in dire need.
In his column, Ben Aizenberg ’26 argues that gun control discussions and policy should focus more on suicide prevention.
Think of the four words or phrases that you feel are most relevant to the current political situation in the U.S. — mine are “Biden,” “Trump,” “gun control” and “abortion.” Check how frequently these terms appear in the headlines of a popular newspaper's opinion section, then ...
For many college students, midterm season comes with a frightening moment of realization: A test is coming up for a class they’ve barely attended, let alone paid attention to. In many cases, students resolve to spend days cramming as a solution — stressing over every minute detail on tedious lecture ...
Let’s go through a quick exercise — I will describe two students and you decide which one deserves to get into Brown. Student A scored a 1550 on her SAT, earned a 3.95 ...
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