Anthony Zhou
Psychology, Economics, Programming, or anything interesting.
Essays
Can we achieve symbiosis with machines? Neuralink and Facebook try to answer the question.
Today's internet-enabled devices are competing for our attention, all the time. What if there was some way we could escape the loop of digital addiction?...
3 Feb 2020
The Many Definitions of Intelligence
What was Albert Einstein's IQ? Many sources online will tell you it was 160. But a quick foray into the supporting evidence for this number...
15 Jan 2020
Mood and Productivity, Pt. 1: Does happiness live up to the hype?
Today, Vincent Van Gogh is indisputably recognized as a gifted creative. In his lifetime, however, he was unsuccessful by nearly every measure of the word:...
8 Jan 2020
Oatmeal and Emergence: How a whole can be greater than the sum of its parts
Oatmeal. At best, it is a nutritious and filling breakfast. At worst, a sloppy and unappetizing gruel. In short, oatmeal exhibits stunning diversity. However, amidst...
31 Dec 2019
Communication Between Trees
## Introduction All over the world, trees stand guard over their forest ecosystems, like still, silent, sentinels. However, these trees might not be so silent after...
17 Apr 2017
Concrete
A mixture that is both universally noticed and universally ignored. When you think of concrete, you may imagine it as something boring and common. However, it...
25 Feb 2015
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