Stigler’s Law, for you non-math types, states that no theorem is named for the actual person who dreamed it up and proved it in
Author: Ilana Ross
E-Overload: The More You Know, the Less It Matters
The other night when I was hard at work—on my thesis, duh—I paused to consider the serious state of the world, or at least
How Searching for a Job Made Me Question My Self-Worth
When I was a young girl—15, maybe 16—my mother and I would have the occasional disagreement. I wasn’t allowed to have sugary cereal, but
The Truth is Out There, But It’s Boring
Considering that I’m a humanities major, I actually know very little about what makes me a human. I have no idea how anything inside
Squirrels, Kindness, and Some Michael Bublé Lyrics
Maybe I’m just more in tune with the natural world than you are, but lately, I’ve noticed that squirrels have been acting a little
Why I’m Giving Up the Internet
When my cousin had minor surgery last year, he decided he wasn’t going to take it lying down. That is, he didn’t want to
Why We Shouldn’t Be So Skeptical Of Good Things
The night Barack Obama found out he was to receive the Nobel Prize, I was having a humbling experience of my own. Though I’m
Bringing Humility Back to Discussions on Campus
From my window, I can casually overhear (eavesdrop on) a lot of interesting and pertinent conversations and see a lot of friends (spy on