On social inequality

$100. It could be someone’s daily allowance. Yet, it could also be another person’s monthly spending. This divide continues to exist...

We want a happy Utopia

The idea of creating a Utopia has been prevalent throughout history, but unfortunately, many of us think that if everyone in the world had enough money, we’d all be happy…

A short take on climate change

Believe it or not, climate change is a type of social inequality.
“Let’s create a world in which we want our children to grow up,” entrepreneurs in the 20th century said. So they go and create companies across borders, highrises taller than any tree, cities larger than forests, and sums worth more than any mountain...

Is Astrology immune to the partriachy?

There’s a consensus among the community of scientists and science-enthusiasts (whom I desperately tried to gain approval from) which frowned upon astrology as a pseudoscience that too often gets wrongly assumed to be scientific. Being a logical scientist-wanna-be that I am, I did the only reasonable thing...

Dune - A critique

Before the movie premieres, let's talk Dune...

“Women have never had it better.” How true is this?

From the Time’s Up movement, to the United Nation’s championing of gender parity by 2030 under its Sustainable Development Goals, to Hillary Clinton being the first woman to run for President of the United States, the world has seen a paradigm shift in the treatment of women...

Tender is the Flesh - Review

Ruminations on Tender is the Flesh, Gross-Out Horror, and a Society Scared of Being Nasty

The problem with AI art

When I first learned that people had programmed computers to make art, my only thought was that it was an impressive accomplishment – a milestone of human technological progress. Now, when the novelty effect had worn off, there is a myriad of issues with the ethics of AI...

Science is just a fancy word for trial and error; he who places his trust in it is a fool.

Since human prehistory, most people believed that the universe had a beginning. Then came the scientific discovery of the conservation of mass and energy in the scientific revolution, and science boldly proclaimed that an outdated ancient myth...

Quark, Ferengi Culture, and the role of queer men in the oppression of women

Quark is a well-loved character from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and a common subject for episodes surrounding Ferengi Culture. A well-dressed, sleazy businessman with a well-hidden heart of gold....