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Book Review: I, Human by Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic

By Emily on March 2, 2023

I, Human initially caught my eye because of the Asimov reference in the title.

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Book Review: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

By Emily on October 30, 2022January 8, 2023

When I was a kid, I wasn’t allowed to watch Nickelodeon or Disney Channel. So I missed out on what is seemingly an otherwise shared experience of 90s-early 2000s kids– but for that, perhaps, I should be grateful.

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Why I Don’t Use Social Media Anymore

By Emily on October 21, 2022January 8, 2023

I published a video elaborating on the topics I explored in my previous blog post, “Why I Deleted My Instagram Account Forever: Social Media, Peer Pressure, and Living in the Moment”

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Book Review: A Doubter’s Guide to World Religions by John Dickson

By Emily on September 19, 2022

We have a fraught relationship, religion and I.

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Why I Became a Vegan

By Emily on September 18, 2022January 8, 2023

If you had approached me even one year ago and told me that I would go vegan, I would never have believed you.

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Why I Deleted My Instagram Account Forever: Social Media, Peer Pressure and Living in the Moment

By Emily on August 4, 2022January 8, 2023

I finally took the plunge and deleted my Instagram account about a week ago. And now that I don’t have it anymore, I’ve started to become more and more nauseated by the culture surrounding Instagram, especially among Gen Z.