Former UT Professor Thomas K. Hubbard wrote a letter to convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein requesting funds for a conference critical of new Title IX rules.
Dismissed UT Professor Sought Financial Contribution from Epstein Foundation
Andy’s Paradox
Andy Bernard relatably wishes that “there was a way to know you’re in the good old days, before you’ve actually left them.” Ideas synthesized in William Egginton’s book, The Rigor of Angels, help unearth this paradox and the misguided nature of Andy’s wish.
I Love You, Said the AI
AI is not sentient; it only mirrors and distorts humanness.
The Shadow Docket: Should I Be Worried?
You’ve seen it in the news and you’ve heard it talked about many times. But what exactly is the shadow docket?
Weird Art and What It Can Teach Us: Laloux’s “Fantastic Planet” and Anthropocentrism
What makes humans any better than the other creatures we coexist with? Rene Laloux’s 1973 French cartoon “Fantastic Planet” pushes the reader to grapple with this exact question through a world full of aliens who see human beings as nothing more than pests. This fantastical film puts a mirror up to the human race and forces the audience to ask themselves, “am I part of the problem?”
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