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Must-Reads / Must-Listens

Below are some articles, videos, or talks that have stood out for me over the past few years (updated irregularly):

Articles

• Neil deGrasse Tyson (2020) – Reflections on the Color of My Skin

  • In this article, Dr. Tyson reflects on current issues with Black discrimination from the lens of a prolific scientist.

• People and AI Research (2020) – Q&A: Sabelo Mhlambi on what AI can learn from Ubuntu ethics

• Karen Hao, MIT Technology Review (2020) – We read the paper that forced Timnit Gebru out of Google. Here’s what it says

• Wilka Carvalho (2018) – For the “happy people” that suffer from bouts of depression

  • Wilka came to visit Brown sometime ago, and after our interactions, I stumbled upon his Medium articles. This one really stood out for me.

• Kenneth O. Stanley, Joel Lehman and Lisa Soros (2017) – Open-endedness: The last grand challenge you’ve never heard of

• Moamen Elmassry (2023) – I wasn’t sure how to be a postdoc. Here’s how I found my way

Videos

• Thomas Flight (2022) – Why Donald Glover’s Atlanta Feels So Weird

  • Really amazing video that talks about why Atlanta is such an amazing show, explaining how it falls under the genre of Afro-surrealism .

• Pursuit of Wonder:

  • The Problem with Nice People

  • Every Person Is One Choice Away from Everything Changing

• Jia Jiang, TED (2017) – What I Learned From 100 Days of Rejection

• Sound Field — (NOTE: This PBS YouTube series is amazing!)

  • The Genius of Fela Kuti and Afrobeat (feat. Femi & Made Kuti)

  • How Did The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Redefine Hip Hop?

• Adam Neely (2021) – The most elegant key change in all of pop music

Music

• My Playlist of Classical Music — (CAUTION: over 11 hours of content!)

• My Playlist of Favourite 60’s, 70’s and 80’s songs — (CAUTION: over 8 hours of content!)

Random Facts about Me

• My favicon is the Crest of Riegan from the Fire Emblem: Three Houses game!

  • I am a major fan of the Fire Emblem series.

• Aside from the FE series, I enjoy other games like Final Fantasy (I’ve beat 1-6 and 13; 7-8 & 15 are WIP/imminent), Pokémon, Sudoku, and Chess (unrated). I am a very casual gamer though.

  • Currently playing the Phoenix Wright games!

• I love British comedy (think Taskmaster , Peep Show , The IT Crowd , WILTY , Cats Countdown , etc.)

• I am trying to keep track of movies that I watch! Follow me on Letterboxd !