Earlier this week, I was looking up Stephen Hawking’s posthumous book “Brief Answers to the Big Questions” and was immediately taken back to my high school computer science teacher’s lectures on some of these big questions. Hawking’s book discusses artificial intelligence, a superhuman race and the potential end of humanity. Light stuff, right? I remember sitting in class around 2012, while my 70-something teacher assured us that Jeff Bezos was building an empire and working towards taking over the marketplace, shutting down high street stores entirely. His claims didn’t sound credible to me at the time — I was just trying to stay awake. But now I’m wishing I listened to him a little more intently.
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“Crisis pregnancy centers” and “faith-based pregnancy centers”: I have a problem with both names. First of all, I think the word “crisis” only adds to a pregnant person’s anxiety, and secondly the phrase “faith-based” breeds misconception; a pregnant person has the right to allow their religion to guide their reproductive decisions, whether they choose a faith-based center or not.
Every week, as The Sophian’s editors churn out the weekly student newspaper, their resentment towards bureaucratic processes and general existential dread grows.
Smythology epidsode 5: Smith-themed Halloween costume ideas (in case you didn't feel school-spirited enough)
Smythology episode 4: If Smithies today used Smith slang from 1893
Smythology episode 3: Sessions house ghost
Patience Kayira ’20 | Editor-In-Chief
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