Ask João Returns!
Like a phoenix from the ashes, I have returned to Tufts University! I know you have all missed the word and wisdom of the Apostle João, and I am pleased to announce that I am back for another semester. In May, I graduated with a degree in computer science and a minor in finance. My […]
Con: Has STEM Education Lost The Plot?
STEM education remains true to its purpose: to serve as an intentional leveraging of human talent to increase human efficiency, survival, and comfort. Among the advanced traits that propelled humanity toward global dominance, perhaps the most significant feature is our collaborative ability. Humans consistently cooperate across kin and tribe, and we recognize the fruits of […]
Pro: Has STEM Education Lost The Plot?
With both of my parents as graduate-level STEM professors and my brother a civil engineer, I am no stranger to indoctrination into STEM’s superiority. As a junior premedical biology major engaged in biomedical engineering research, I was taught early that exploration of the humanities was a hobby, not a pursuit of equal intellectual weight. In […]
Pro: Does Tufts Need “Viewpoint Diversity”?
The Foundation for Individual Rights Expression (FIRE) has identified that there are 16.52 liberal students for every one conservative student at Tufts. That is, conservatives make up roughly 6% of the student body. In a 200-person lecture, there would be 12 conservative students on average. Would you feel comfortable raising your hand? On campus, the […]