Sam Altman has been fired from OpenAI. Is it a sign of things to come? — OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT, has just announced breaking news: Sam Altman, the renowned entrepreneur and CEO of OpenAI, has been fired. “Fired” might not technically be the correct terminology, but it seems the most fitting; Altman has been ousted by the company’s board and forced to step down…

Evaluating the strength of AI in analyzing economic trends — Economists are notoriously terrible at predicting recessions. Even when warning signs show that a recession is imminent, economists have previously been wrong on many occasions. According to an article by FiveThirtyEight: “A 2018 study conducted by Loungani and others looked at 153 recessions in 63 countries between 1992 and 2014…

Finding peace in a distracting world — You’ve been scrolling on your phone for an hour, swiping through meaningless Instagram photos. You’ve been watching video after video on YouTube, caught in an endless loop and not looking for anything in particular. You’ve been binging Netflix shows after work, drowning in episode after episode with no end in…

The end of The Great War and its impact on today — Today, November 11th, 2023, marks 105 years since the end of World War I. The Great War, or the “war to end all wars,” as it was known at the time, ended at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. 11/11/1918. Armistice Day. Remembrance…

Why is finding silence so hard? — C.S. Lewis, one of my favorite authors and theologians, once wrote that “We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private.” It sounds like a quote that could be from 2023, doesn’t it? But Lewis, who died in 1963, actually wrote the words in his book…

What do you need to give up in your life? — One of my favorite authors, Bob Goff, quits something every Thursday. I know, it seems crazy. And maybe it is a little bit crazy. I’m the type of person who likes to add more and more to my plate. I like staying busy. I like a full schedule. If you’re…

Could we be saving lives if we restructured our organ donation system? — In an age of limited supply and higher prices, there is perhaps no commodity that is more limited and valued than an organ. I’m talking about human organs, of course. Or, more specifically, I’m talking about the need for human organs through transplants. It’s no secret that human organs are…

Why do so many writers profess a hatred for writing? — Writing can be a thankless task. I love writing. I truly do. But, like many writers, I often find the process of putting words down on paper to be difficult. I want to call myself a writer. But when it comes down to it, I avoid writing like the plague. …

Explaining key conflicts that shaped the war — Battle of Bunker Hill (June 17, 1775) Background: Fought near Boston, Massachusetts, this early engagement occurred when American militiamen fortified Breed’s Hill. Though the British ultimately won, they suffered heavy casualties, bolstering American confidence. Casualties: American — approximately 450; British — around 1,054. Battle of Saratoga (September 19 — October 7, 1777)