The Student News Site of The American School in Japan Wed, 08 Feb 2023 03:14:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 /opinion/we-cant-ignore-ai-any-longer/ /opinion/we-cant-ignore-ai-any-longer/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2023 03:07:37 +0000 /?p=4082 Reading Time: 3 minutes As the industrial revolution began, a small group of workers in England incited a rebellion against technology. They were mostly craftsmen, fearing that their skills would no longer be useful in modern society. They formed an organization, calling themselves “Luddites” after Ned Ludd, an expert weaver.  This group of disgruntled workers began their attack against...]]> /opinion/we-cant-ignore-ai-any-longer/feed/ 1 /features/navigating-a-completely-new-field/ /features/navigating-a-completely-new-field/#respond Sat, 12 Nov 2022 04:30:32 +0000 /?p=3953 Reading Time: 2 minutes This is part of a continuing series of interviews with academics from leading U.S universities.  How should the internet be regulated? How does social media affect our daily lives? How can we protect ourselves and our privacy online? Professor Kenneth Rogerson at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy has been dealing with these questions...]]> /features/navigating-a-completely-new-field/feed/ 0 /features/religion-in-academia-a-profile-of-professor-abdullah-antelpi/ /features/religion-in-academia-a-profile-of-professor-abdullah-antelpi/#comments Mon, 09 May 2022 10:46:17 +0000 /?p=3823 Reading Time: 4 minutes This is part of a continuing series of interviews with academics from leading U.S universities.  Where does religion lie in contemporary academic and political discourse? How can we engage in productive discussion between religious groups and society as a whole? These are some of the critical questions Professor of Interfaith Relations at Duke University’s Sanford...]]> /features/religion-in-academia-a-profile-of-professor-abdullah-antelpi/feed/ 1 /opinion/on-escapism/ /opinion/on-escapism/#respond Sun, 08 May 2022 23:22:54 +0000 /?p=3808 Reading Time: 3 minutes In some other dimension, the grass must be greener than here. How tempting it would be to escape to such a place, leaving behind the stresses and anxieties of our current reality? In fact, we actually do this all the time in contemporary society, through escapism. So what is it exactly? Escapism can be explored...]]> /opinion/on-escapism/feed/ 0 /features/staying-in-school-for-the-rest-of-your-life/ /features/staying-in-school-for-the-rest-of-your-life/#respond Tue, 29 Mar 2022 13:59:53 +0000 /?p=3682 Reading Time: 2 minutes This is the second in a series of articles that explore the work and interests of academics by interviewing university professors (see the first here). The professors share what they are working on and offer insights to high-school students.    Alan Sorensen is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He teaches introductory economics classes,...]]> /features/staying-in-school-for-the-rest-of-your-life/feed/ 0 /opinion/on-connection/ /opinion/on-connection/#respond Tue, 29 Mar 2022 13:48:53 +0000 /?p=3679 Reading Time: 3 minutes Humans are social animals. We have an innate need for love, connection, and companionship. Our social relationships are complex — each of us is impossibly unique and interesting in our own way and seeks connection with others based on these individual attributes. But why? While some people can completely remove themselves from the rest of...]]> /opinion/on-connection/feed/ 0 /features/paid-to-be-curious/ /features/paid-to-be-curious/#respond Wed, 02 Mar 2022 05:16:47 +0000 /?p=3618 Reading Time: 3 minutes How would you like to be paid to be curious? This is the first in a series of articles that explores the work and interests of academics through interviews with high-profile university professors. The professors share what they are working on, as well as their advice for high-school students planning to enter university in the...]]> /features/paid-to-be-curious/feed/ 0 /opinion/on-nostalgia/ /opinion/on-nostalgia/#respond Sun, 06 Feb 2022 17:09:15 +0000 /?p=3557 Reading Time: 2 minutes The smells of a time long ago, songs you used to love, and pictures of those who aren’t with you any longer. These are all vessels into the past that can carry us away to a simpler time. A simpler time where the world was a little less menacing, a little less complicated, a little...]]> /opinion/on-nostalgia/feed/ 0 /opinion/nudging-to-a-healthier-future/ /opinion/nudging-to-a-healthier-future/#respond Sun, 23 Jan 2022 12:11:04 +0000 /?p=3496 Reading Time: 3 minutes Our behaviors are subtly influenced every day. As we wait in the check-out line at the grocery store, unhealthy products such as gum and candy vie for our attention—things we didn’t plan on purchasing, but are inevitably drawn towards. Taxes, fees, and rebates represent another form of influence, meant to encourage more or less consumption...]]> /opinion/nudging-to-a-healthier-future/feed/ 0 /opinion/confronting-conspiracy-theories/ /opinion/confronting-conspiracy-theories/#respond Mon, 25 Oct 2021 01:27:30 +0000 /?p=3270 Reading Time: 3 minutes We are faced with wild, incredible conspiracy theory narratives almost every day. Whether it be election fraud, UFOs, 5G radiation, or coronavirus misinformation, many people believe in some downright ridiculous ideas.  Let’s take a look at why conspiracy theories –“the belief that some covert but influential organization is responsible for an unexplained event” – can...]]> /opinion/confronting-conspiracy-theories/feed/ 0