My Essays
9 essays · 13,040 words written
The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Modern Healthcare
As artificial intelligence systems increasingly assist in diagnostic decisions, the question of accountability and bias becomes central to medical ethics. This essay examines three case studies where algorithmic...
Why Urban Green Spaces Are Essential for Mental Health
The relationship between access to nature and psychological wellbeing is well-documented, yet urban development continues to prioritize concrete over canopy. This essay argues that city planners...
Reflections on Solitude: What Thoreau Got Right
Thoreau's two years at Walden Pond were less an experiment in survival than a deliberate interrogation of what it means to live deliberately. In revisiting Walden in an age of constant...
The Case Against Homework in Primary Schools
Decades of research suggest that homework assigned before secondary school produces negligible academic benefit while contributing significantly to childhood stress and family tension...
How Streaming Changed the Language of Cinema
The binge-watch model has fundamentally altered narrative pacing, character development, and the visual grammar of storytelling. Directors who once built tension across two hours now architect...
On the Limits of Empathy as a Moral Guide
Paul Bloom's argument that empathy is a poor moral guide because of its inherent partiality deserves serious engagement. This essay will challenge and partially defend his position...
The Quiet Revolution of Slow Food
Carlo Petrini founded Slow Food in 1989 as a protest against a McDonald's opening near the Spanish Steps. What began as culinary nostalgia has become a global network of...
Reading Against the Algorithm: The Case for Serendipitous Discovery
Recommendation engines have made finding books easier but discovering them harder. When Netflix knows your next watch before you do, something essential about the act of browsing is lost...
Rethinking Productivity: Why Busyness Is Not Achievement
The cult of busyness has colonized modern professional culture to the point where idleness is treated as a moral failure. This essay argues that conflating activity with output...