About a century ago, products that were new at the time, but are now quotidian, were marketed the same way as today’s new tech: as beacons of efficiency. In an American Environmental History class, we read the fourth chapter of Susan Strasser’s “Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash,” featuring some of these products. ...| The Daily Northwestern
In Manhattan, being admitted to preschool is a selective process. You may ask, how is it selective if the children are three years old and cannot be graded? Well, they sort of can; preschools assess how the child interacts with other applicants. I participated in this process, though I do not remember it. Northwestern has...| The Daily Northwestern
When I heard Thursday that Columbia University made a deal with the Trump administration to restore their federal funding, my first thought was about the prisoners’ dilemma. In this game theory scenario, two parties must choose whether to cooperate or betray each other. Although cooperation leads to the best collective outcome, without communication, each party...| The Daily Northwestern
