Third ThoughtsBumble: The Failed ExperimentIt began with a good idea, but this bee seems to have lost its way.4 min read·May 22, 2023----
Third ThoughtsDo Scary Stories Really Scare Us?Fear is often a funny, if not fascinating, thing. Over the years, I’ve said that there seems to be very little that actually scares me…·8 min read·Oct 13, 2021----
Third ThoughtsDying to Be Right: Covid, Anti-Vaxxers, and Cognitive Dissonance“I just always thought it’s never going to happen to us,” Christina Lowe told NBC 7 News in San Diego earlier this month. “We thought the…·10 min read·Sep 29, 2021----
Third ThoughtsGood Vibes Only: Our Culture of Toxic PositivityWe live in an age of life coaches, self-help gurus, and Instagram influencers. Even after going through a global pandemic that cost people…·9 min read·Aug 10, 2021----
Third ThoughtsHow to Read CriticallyOnce upon a time, I was a young Earth creationist who believed the Bible was the infallible word of God. Admittedly, I shudder somewhat…·13 min read·Jul 9, 2021----
Third ThoughtsinThe StartupThe Value of Talking to YourselfRecently, I finished reading through Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations for a second time. The first time you read a text, you typically pay the…·7 min read·Mar 1, 2021----
Third ThoughtsinThe ShadowHow the GOP War on Big Tech Encourages CensorshipFollowing the Twitter ban of former president Donald Trump, Republican political figures like Senator Lindsey Graham began almost…·10 min read·Feb 4, 2021--1--1
Third ThoughtsinThe StartupSpeech Without Consequences Is Not Free SpeechWhy speech has consequences and how it can still be free.·11 min read·Jan 12, 2021--1--1
Third ThoughtsHorror Isn’t All About the ScaresWhy we enjoy a genre that isn’t always as terrifying as we’d like.·5 min read·Oct 16, 2020----
Third ThoughtsWhy ‘Breath of the Wild’ is the Perfect Quarantine GameWarning: This article may contain minor spoilers for those who have yet to play Breath of the Wild.·8 min read·Aug 13, 2020----
