11+ hour, 56+ min ago   (104+ words) More than that, the “traditional” writer never existed in the first place. “But Stephanie,” you say, “what about those writers who use the old-style formats, formal writing, those who don’t break the rules? Aren’t they ‘traditional’ writers?” At least, they…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (247+ words) Everyone has come across a video essay before. There're everyone on YouTube - it says it right in the title! But even though a video may call itself an essay, doesn't that really mean it is one? The main different in…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (112+ words) Jaynes, J. (1976) The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Kramer, S.N. (1963) The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Kramer, S.N. (1972) The Babel of Tongues: A Sumerian Version. Journal of the American…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1100+ words) There is a curious pattern in technological history. The experience of using it often becomes simpler. Behind one button may sit thousands of operations. Behind a clean interface may be an elaborate technical architecture. A compact device may perform tasks…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (577+ words) Vocal We Are Already In A Dystopian Society A Review of Obstetrix by Naomi Kritzer After being acquitted for performing the last abortion in North Dakota, Liz is still trying to find a job as a doctor. She applies to…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (853+ words) Vocal Babel Unbound: The Confusion of Languages and the Moral Collapse of Civilization When Language Escaped the Moral Order Introduction: When Language Escaped the Moral Order The biblical story of the Tower of Babel has traditionally been interpreted as an…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1054+ words) Have you ever noticed somebody behaving differently and immediately wondered what you did wrong? Yesterday, they were talkative. Today, their answers are short. You replay your last conversation. “Did I say something?” Nothing obvious comes to mind. That does not…...

6+ day, 21+ min ago   (1106+ words) A large generator occupies an imposing industrial space. Transmission towers stretch toward the horizon. Other energy technologies are far less visually dramatic. A transformer sits quietly beside a building. A sensor produces a tiny stream of measurements. Software displays numbers…...

6+ day, 21+ min ago   (936+ words) Innovation rarely begins as an ordinary object. Before a machine becomes familiar, it is usually difficult. A technology that eventually becomes almost invisible in everyday life may begin as an experimental device understood by relatively few people. This early stage…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (791+ words) Georgia should welcome innovation—including AI and data centers—but the costs of powering that growth should be allocated fairly. The PSC's job is not to stop economic development; it's to ensure that growth strengthens the grid without shifting unnecessary…...