The consequences of the truth aren’t always positive —or are they? This essay in Big Think explores the trial and death of the ancient Greek philosopher Socrates

In this B2B MedTech feature, advances in optics and their coincidence with nanotechnology are discussed at length. Nanophotonic devices represent a salient example of such advances in this feature published in Medical Device Network Magazine

A common assumption on the part of many thinkers is that language is necessary for thought. Language is integral to thought, but that does not mean it is necessary for it. (Originally Published in ‘Big Think.’)

A peer-reviewed overview of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Treatments published in the ‘Healthline’ syndicate ‘PsychCentral.’ Primary treatment options are cognitive-behavioral therapy and other forms of psychotherapy. MDMA is a medical advancement set to be the first FDA-approved drug for PTSD.

Before we can come to understand the minds we wish to replicate artificially, we must understand language. Humanity is very far from a sufficient understanding of language and, therefore, far from developing general artificial intelligence.

(Originally Published in ‘Big Think.’)

According to Baruch Spinoza, the Golden Age Dutch philosopher, a substandard life is one in which emotions control a person’s thoughts and actions. According to Spinoza, emotional regulation through reason is the way to resolve this substandard way of living. Reason is essentially understanding how reality works in Spinoza’s philosophy.

(Originally Published in ‘Big Think.’)

Most people are unsatisfied with their jobs and report feeling disengaged with their work. Most people, in other words, spend a good portion of their waking life unfulfilled. The moral implications of this situation lead to widespread pessimism and nihilism.

(Originally Published in ‘Newsweek.’)

Stoicism and its proponents like Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca promote a way of life steeped in purpose and the pursuit of wisdom. Being in a relationship with someone is a domain where this principle aptly applies.

(Originally Published in ‘Love, Keepler.’)

Stoicism is a philosophy that encourages self-restraint and harsh discipline. Marcus Aurelius is one of the most important stoic philosophers, but his son, Commodus, is quite the opposite. This essay explores whether stoicism played a part in Commodus’ demise.

(Originally Published in ‘Big Think.’)

Philosophy gets a bad reputation because it is often esoteric. The obscurity of much philosophy leads many to judge that it is nonsensical or useless. But neither could be further from the truth.

(Originally Published in ‘Big Think.’)

Self-actualization sits at the top of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, but it is unclear whether anyone has traversed to its peak. It is more likely that self-actualization is impossible.

(Originally Published in ‘Big Think.’)

Friedrich Nietzsche’s body of philosophical work is rich with wisdom regarding the conventions of life. Romance and love are topics Nietzsche wrote particularly well on and entails advice that can help any relationship.

(Originally Published in ‘Big Think.’)

New York City has a poor record on infrastructure that continues to threaten and even end the lives of innocent New Yorkers. Without accountability or change, the threat this will have on New Yorkers will persist. (Originally Published in ‘Newsweek.’)

I ghostwrote this opinion piece in ‘The Baltimore Sun’ while working with Chesapeake Climate Action Network. This opinion piece was used by President Joe Biden in a White House Press Release in June 2021 to promote the American Jobs Plan.

The U.S. prison system currently operates under a retributive system, which emboldens criminality. Can rehabilitative justice alternatives to current justice systems be established without undermining justice itself? (Originally Published in ‘Newsweek.’)

Identity politics comes in many forms, and not all of them are bad. Contemporary identity politics in the United States, however, are a toxic source of divisiveness.

(Originally Published in ‘Newsweek.’)

The 2020s will be a time where we experience profound shifts in the ways that we work, communicate, and socialize, and profound cultural shifts are already occurring. In some ways, our roaring 20s have already begun.

(Originally Published in ‘Allwork.Space.’)

Insubordination at work is often conflated with laziness on the part of workers. There is a reason, however, to look critically at management-level incompetence as the cause of work not getting done at work.

(Originally Published in ‘Allwork.Space.’)

Dozens of reports attest that the COVID-19 pandemic and its accompanied lockdowns negatively affected mental health. Pharmacogenetics is an increasingly affordable way for patients to streamline the ‘trial and error’ process involved in psychiatry, speeding up effective treatment.

(Originally Published by ‘Precision Genetics.’)

Remote workers —freelancers specifically— have a greater responsibility concerning money management. This article details how to do it the right way.

(Originally Published in ‘Allwork.Space.’)

Engagement activities for the nervous system include learning how to meditate, the neuroscience of mediation, and an experiment on the skull.

(Originally Published by ‘Know Yourself.’)

The integumentary system is united by a common function shared between hair, skin, and nails. They are all barriers between the external world and our internal organs. But how do they differ?

(Originally Published by ‘Know Yourself.’)

The circulatory system and its relationship to our overall activity can be split into aerobic and anaerobic. Aerobic activities are long-distance and involve the primary use of oxygen, whereas anaerobic activities are short and do not use oxygen primarily but instead use fat or glycogen.

(Originally Published by ‘Know Yourself.’)

Many other foods are higher in vitamin C than apples. This blog explores vitamin C's history, facts, myths, and its cultural and health applications.

(Originally Published by ‘Know Yourself.’)

A sample from ‘Know Yourself,’ an education company for children aged K-8, detailing protein, carbohydrates, fatty acids, and fiber. No diet can be healthy without adequate amounts of each of these components

The vast majority of resumes that employers receive are tossed because they do not make it through the first round of computerized algorithmic narrowing because their resumes lack crucial key terms (‘ATSs’ or automated tracking systems.)

(Originally Published in ‘Allwork.Space.’)

Powerlifting and Olympic weightlifting are both competitive forms of weightlifting in which the winner is the competition who lifted the most weight. However, the lifts done in both sports are different. Powerlifters do the squat, bench, and deadlift, whereas Olympic Lifters do the clean, jerk, and the snatch. (Originally Published in ‘In Fitness and In Health.’)

Creatine is popular in the fitness world for being the most studied and most useful supplement for improving athletic performance, muscle mass, and strength. However, in recent years it has also been touted as a brain-boosting nootropic supplement. But how much evidence supports that claim? (Originally Published in ‘In Fitness and In Health.’)

Medical cannabis and the industries surrounding its marketing and distribution often imply that CBD is the medical part of marijuana and THC is the recreational part. Scientific research, however, shows minimal medical promise for CBD and much more for THC. (Originally Published on ‘Medium.’)

The 19th-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche is famous for his quick, witty, and wise aphorisms. Less famously, Nietzsche had a lot of useful advice on how to be a good writer. (Originally Published in ‘The Writing Cooperative.’)

If you can become intimately acquainted with the way a person behaves regularly, you will be able to understand their emotional intelligence, and if you understand their emotional intelligence, you will understand their mind.

(Originally Published on ‘Medium.’)

Most dietary sypplements are not worth buying because they do not include ingredients that are demonstrably useful. Almost (if not) all supplements advertised as ‘testosterone boosters’ have no scientific evidence to prove their efficacy, and some even show to be counter-productive to boosting testosterone.

(Originally Published on ‘Medium.’)

The lungs are a crucial organ, and the quality of the air that we breathe affects the quality of our lung health. Air pollutants are widespread, and a substantial portion of the global population lives in places where the air quality is substandard.

(Originally Published by ‘Know Yourself.’)

In personality psychology, the ‘big five’ personality traits are introversion/extraversion, conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness, and neuroticism. Managers should understand these traits to make for a better work environment by accommodating personality differences instead of setting things up as if they do not exist.

(Originally Published in ‘Allwork.Space.’)

When we think about which system of the body fights off sickness and diseases, which one do you think of? If you thought of the immune system, you’re not wrong -however, the immune system is not the only body system in town that’s important for disease prevention and opposition. The lymphatic system is crucial in aiding the immune system to counter and interrogate illnesses.

(Originally Published by ‘Know Yourself.’)

There is a strong relationship between the nervous system and our gut microbiome. This strong relationship is known as the ‘Gut-Brain Communication Network.’

(Originally Published by ‘Know Yourself.’)

Chronic stress is a health condition faced by most people —especially most workers. Likewise, problems with cognition and focus are commonly reported health conditions workers face. 5 supplements that have been scientifically proven to help relieve stress and improve focus include magnesium, lavender extract, Alpha-GPC, Avena Sativa, and Bacopa Monnieri.

(Originally Published in ‘Allwork.Space.’)

The Great Resignation is the movement in work of millions of workers quitting their jobs each month to find better paying and/or more meaningful work. But will The Great Resignation benefit workers or corporations?

(Originally Published in ‘Newsweek.’)

Philosophical education is valuable not only because it teaches you how to think critically and wisely, but also because it is empirically shown to improve standardized testing scores and yield the top salaries of all humanities degrees.

(Originally Published in ‘Newsweek.’)

Both extreme ends of the political spectrum in America are relatively small in number but are loud enough to change the culture for the worse. (Originally Published in ‘Newsweek.’)

New York City has gotten comparatively lucky concerning the increased frequency of natural disasters and weather calamities due to climate change. This luck will end within this century, and New York will experience chronic flooding. (Originally Published in ‘Newsweek.’)

Empirical evidence demonstrates that remote work has not diminished productivity and improved it in many cases. However, employers are skeptical and want a widespread return to the office. Here’s why they should reconsider.

(Originally Published in ‘Newsweek.’)