Tag / technology

  • Elon Musk

    Man, Myth, Musk

    Elon Musk is a man of many superlatives. The richest man on Earth and iconoclastic CEO, Musk has always been prominent in the public eye, commanding a bevy of multinational firms and reportedly serving as inspiration for Robert Downey’s Iron Man. Having revolutionized multiple fronts of 21st-century living with his co-ownership of PayPal, Tesla, and…

  • Tech Policy: Coronavirus Data in the DRC

    Tech Policy: Coronavirus Data in the DRC By Alex Berman Artwork by Haejin An, Design Lead Many individuals in social sciences or humanities find technology policy daunting. Initially, it is. However, understanding the power and possibilities of technology will be crucial for the next generation of policymakers. Through this bi-weekly column, I hope to provide…
  • Constructions of Identity

    I came into college with my hands completely empty; no baggage from who I was perceived to be in high school, no personal agenda to make the “right” friends, no urgency to establish my M.O. I was an architect with absolutely no complete blueprints to show—pieces, yes. Sketches, post-it notes, but nothing finished. And I…

  • A Verdict on Backfiles

    Students learn from a young age that cheating in school is a cardinal sin, and the penalties are there to prove it. In writing essays, taking tests, working problem sets, and doing research, students know it is of the utmost importance they avoid plagiarizing, cite their sources, meet expectations of group work, and avoid the…