Shutting Down Online Comments

Popular Science Shuts Down Comments > Emphasis > A Minority of Users Account for Majority of Online Comments
Online comment systems are hijacked by a minority of passionate individuals who tax the site and color perceptions of article content.

 Computers Allow Teaching Mathematics as Art or Music

Mathematics Should be Taught Like Art > Conclusion > Pianos Make Music Accessible Like Computers Make Math Accessible
Computers allow children to play with mathematics, learning through low-cost failure and experimentation. Similar to how paints and a canvas allow exploring art, or a piano allows exploring music.

 Facebook is the Gamification of Socialization

Facebook is a Game > Conclusion > Social Media Distorts Socialization Through Gamification
Both a distortion of socialization where the game is to be loved.

 Reading is About Worldview, Not Memorization

We Compile What We Read in the Context of When We Read It > Emphasis > It’s Okay to “Forget” What You Read
 

 Social Media, Online Tribalism VS Localism

Participating in Social Media Surrenders One's Attention > Additional Support/Evidence > Be Part of Where You Live
 

 Rationalia VS the Abuse of Science

Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Rationalia > Contrast > Abuse of Science in Politics
 

 Relevance of New Writing/Current Events

The Importance of Old, Well-Written Articles > Comparison > Mainstream News is Irrelevant
 

 Life Fights Entropy

Life is "Enclaves" in a Whirlpool of Chaos > Similarity > Living Things Renew Themselves
 

 Enthusiasm and FLOW

The FLOW State > Emphasis > Enthusiasm Improves Productivity
 

 FLOW

The FLOW State > Example/Illustration > Video Games Improve Attention