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December 2020

From Democrat Operative to Critical Thinker – Scott Veritas

December 24th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , |

How do you go from being the president of the College Democrats at the state level to seeing the reality of progressive politics? Scott Veritas and I discuss his story and transformation, covering topics such as the rise of transgender politics, the difference between ideology and thinking, and iden [...]

Google AI Bias, Timnit Gebru, and the Perils of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

December 12th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Google recently made the usual diversity, equity, and inclusion headlines, this time with the focus being on bias in artificial intelligence (AI) and the unfolding drama concerning the firing of a lead ethics researcher, Timnit Gebru. I break this story down to the best of my ability and give my opi [...]

Google AI Bias, Timnit Gebru, and the Perils of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (with sources)

December 12th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Google recently made the usual diversity, equity, and inclusion headlines, this time with the focus being on bias in artificial intelligence (AI) and the unfolding drama concerning the firing of a lead ethics researcher, Timnit Gebru. I break this story down to the best of my ability and give my opi [...]

October 2020

93% of STEM majors are NOT Black

October 3rd, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

For any problem, you fix the problem at the root, the source. For anything you want to create, you start at the root, the source, because everything flows from there. Here, I present some cold, hard, statistics on whether or not there is a talent shortage for black Americans in top companies and whe [...]

93% of STEM majors are NOT Black (with sources)

October 3rd, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

For any problem, you fix the problem at the root, the source. For anything you want to create, you start at the root, the source, because everything flows from there. Here, I present some cold, hard, statistics on whether or not there is a talent shortage for black Americans in top companies and whe [...]

September 2020

#Cuties, Innocence, and the Fall of Society

September 16th, 2020|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Do you understand the moral outrage behind Netflix's controversial "Cuties" film? There is a reason why protecting the innocence of children, in action rather than in words, is a moral imperative for halting the spread of wrongdoing in the world.It's not that easy to tease apart, but here is an expl [...]

August 2020