There are some incredibly delightful concepts captured by words in other languages that don’t really exist in English. For example: Schadenfreude (German) – taking enjoyment in the misfortunes of others. Iktsuarpok (Inuit) – the frustration of waiting for someone to show up. Treppenwitz (German) – when you think of an awesome comeback after it’s far […]
10k steps a day? Lies! All this time I was out here with my Fitbit feeling like a potato-shaped failure. I was not achieving the prescribed magical 10k steps of fitness per day that science says a person must get in order to not be a disappointing human. Lo and behold, 10k steps a day […]
I guess these are what the kids these days call “food hacks.” I call them – shit that makes my life slightly easier. Natural almond and peanut butter The first time I open a jar of natural almond or peanut butter, I take to the task of trying to reincorporate all the oil at the […]
Today we take a quick look at the bias of artificial intelligence and the data gap that contributes to that bias. Artificial Intelligence is far from neutral The concept that AI is biased is not new to me. Sometimes it’s hard not to notice how biased it is. For example, do a Google image search […]
Hollywood and the hair and makeup of black actresses Last Week Tonight aired a segment about hair-based discrimination and hair as a part of identity, which reminded me of Yvette Nicole Brown’s tweets last year. She tweeted about her challenge with getting a stylist who can do her hair on set. The first problem is […]