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Month: March 2025

Education Technology

There’s Never Been a Better Time to Learn Something New: Introducing Path2Learn

caryMarch 29, 2025

We’re living in an educational golden age. Right now, there are more free and affordable ways to learn than ever before. You can go from beginner to expert in hundreds of fields—from graphic design to quantum physics—without setting foot in a traditional […]

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At the Crossroads of Fandom & Investing, the currency is made of cardboard

caryMarch 26, 2025

There was a time when a baseball card was a keepsake of childhood, folded into a bike spoke, tucked into a shoebox, traded across lunch tables. Today, that same card might be encased in Lucite, auctioned at Sotheby’s, or, if you’re Dick’s […]

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Ethics Finance Homelessness Policy Technology

Who Gets the Keys? How AI is Deciding Who Can Buy a Home

caryMarch 19, 2025

Redlining shaped America’s housing and financial systems for decades. Banks and developers systematically excluded Black and immigrant communities from wealth-building opportunities through discriminatory loan practices. That history left a legacy still visible in racial wealth gaps and economic disparities. Machine-learning models now […]

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Ethics Foreign Policy Policy Rights and Equality Working Papers

Donald Trump’s Grievances Against Voice of America: A Historical Analysis (working paper)

caryMarch 17, 2025

Abstract Voice of America (VOA), a U.S. government-funded international broadcaster, has traditionally served as a nonpartisan tool of American soft power. However, former President Donald Trump has exhibited an unprecedented hostility toward VOA, viewing it as an adversary rather than an asset. […]

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Education Policy Technology

How AI is Restoring Confidence for Students Who Fell Behind During the Pandemic

caryMarch 13, 2025

Millions of students lost more than just classroom time during the pandemic. Many lost confidence in their ability to learn. A child who once loved math now stares at a worksheet with uncertainty. A teenager who used to raise their hand in […]

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Ethics Finance Policy Rights and Equality Technology

The Real Estate Merger That Turns Homebuyers into a Product

caryMarch 10, 2025

Rocket Companies’ $1.75 billion acquisition of Redfin isn’t just about selling more mortgages or real estate listings – it’s about owning the data behind every home search and sale. The deal fuses America’s largest mortgage lender with a major home-listing platform, instantly […]

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Policy Rights and Equality

Can Newsom Win Middle America? The California Governor’s 2028 Bet

caryMarch 8, 2025

Gavin Newsom has always had a knack for political theatrics. From his early days as the San Francisco mayor who defied state law to issue same-sex marriage licenses to his tenure as the governor who made California the vanguard of progressive policy, […]

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Foreign Policy Policy Technology

Why the CHIPS Act is Critical for America’s Economic and Technological Future

caryMarch 7, 2025

There are moments in history when nations must decide whether they will lead or follow. Today, the United States stands at a technological crossroads, and the CHIPS and Science Act is a linchpin in securing the country’s place as a leader in […]

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Education Ethics Policy Technology

My Machine Learning Model Wants You to Adopt a Cat

caryMarch 6, 2025

You ever wonder what happens to animals at a shelter? Well, I did. And like any normal person, instead of just asking someone, I built a machine learning model to predict it. Introducing my latest project: A machine learning app that analyzes […]

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Ethics Policy Rights and Equality

The Trust Crisis in Management

caryMarch 4, 2025

Trust is the backbone of any successful organization, yet its erosion has become one of the defining challenges in modern management. Over the past decade, employees have grown increasingly skeptical of corporate leadership, citing issues such as exploitative work conditions, mass layoffs, […]

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