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Issue 6. Discovering the work of your past self

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  Preamble I write this, honestly, in surprise. But to explain that, I need to tell you a very brief story. It started about this time last year, somewhat ironically, with me doomscrolling. I came across a video talking about how we accredit scientific discoveries to people by name, but that this can overshadow the fundamental work of the people that came before them. I was inspired, albeit angry, and this combined with the desire to do something meaningful before the end of the academic year: I set out to complete a study. A research paper, in its entirety. Hindsight, wow, what a miscalculation of what was achievable with no funding or real time to dedicate. The thesis of my paper? That educational curricula are systemically racist. Hmm. Definitely bit off more than I could chew. Do I still believe this? In some (much smaller) amount, but the important part is that I  didn't find data to prove it .  It took me about 3-4 months to complete, and at the end I honestly hated...
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Issue 5. Generative Artificial Intelligence and its objective failures

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Sorry it's been a while, but I'm back. Type-set and accessible pdf editions are embedded at the end of the blog. A. The intention of these essays  I write these essays below to highlight not only the futility of Artificial Intelligence in daily life, but the danger within its encouragement.      Artificial Intelligence (AI) models, specifically Large Language Models (LLMs) that are trained to produce natural text that replicates human output, have seen dramatic and unpredicted uptake by the general public in many aspects from summarising literature, concept explanation, and idea generation, to writing support–commonly seen through the notion of asking an LLM to produce an essay for a given topic.     In full transparency, I write the essays given below in the hope to bring awareness and discouragement amongst audiences and institutions to the intrinsic destructive nature of Artificial Intelligence. I do not serve as an unbiased voice.     The fi...
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Issue 4. Thematic Observations of George Orwell's "1984"

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  Excuse the change in thumbnail branding, I accidentally deleted my brand files and templates so... Download typeset  edition of the issue (recommended!) Download easy-read  edition of the issue > begin text
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Issue 3. What's the deal with Climate Change?

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  Introduction It's no suprise to anybody to hear that climate change is on the rise. For years, media groups, news outlets, weather companies, and charities have announced a steady increase in global warming. [1] The hazards that this poses have gone from speculative worries, to apparent concerns. But, under today's ways of thinking, it will not stop. Climate change will not stop. So, why hasn't it stopped? And why won't it stop unless we do something? What can be done? I. A Monster in Plain View April 2020 . Two wildfires in the US, on the West Coast. The Standwood Bryant Fire and Portwood Creek fire in Snohomish County, WA, and Whatcom County, WA. A combined total of 150 acres, 607 000 square metres of forest. [2][3] July 2020.  On the Fifth of July, Oregon's Department of Forestry declares fire season, calling to the ending of unregulated burning. [4] Between the Sixteenth and Thirtieth, Washington State Department of Natural resources, as well as many county ...
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Issue 2. Does Britain have a Criminal Future?

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  Introduction Today's article will cover the current crime environment in England, exploring some viewpoints on causes of crime, and apply them to predictions for the future, with a conclusion of my predictions and why. Undoubtably, your Age, Sex, and Class play a role in Crime Statistics. Five times as many men were convicted of crimes in 2022/23 in England and Wales than women (572 254 : 101 912). Young Offenders are more common, growing from the age of eleven, peaking at seventeen, and rapidly decreasing after twenty-five. More people from working classes are convicted of small crimes such as petty theft, compared to fewer from high classes being convicted for hidden crimes such as fraud. My question is: why? I. Viewpoints on Crime We are going to start with viewpoints concerning the relationship between biological sex and crime. As previously mentioned, in 2022 and 2023, ~5/6 of all crime was made up of male offenders. This graph shows sentence length, which links into a propo...
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Issue 1. How AI Destroys more than it Generates

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Preface Artificial Intelligence, or ‘AI’ is everywhere. From contained developments like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Dall•E to Google Search results via their Gemini model, or Bing’s Copilot, and even Adobe Stock images. Artificial Intelligence has long been an exciting technology with many potential prospects in a lot of varied industries. [1] AI in the way we see today tends to be models of a Generative form, that being, they generate content - typically text, images, or video - based off of preexisting media and context. [2] In this article, we are going to cover modern examples of Artificial Intelligence being used in damaging ways, and explore how AI can be used correctly and safely. I. Search Engines On the sixth of December, 2023, Google introduced its new AI model, Gemini, into its search engine. [3] Gemini would replace the box that appears with a summary of your answer and a link to its source, with a more human-like answer, still providing the same information, but with the abil...
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