Claire Wardle, "How You Can Help Transform the Internet into a Place of Trust," TED Talk, 2019. After watching Claire Wardle’s TED Talk, “How you Can Help Transform the Internet into a Place of Trust,” Wardle’s claim is that misinformation provided online whether it be social media posts, memes, news coverage, is not solely about the content being false in and of itself but also rather how the public interacts both mentally and emotionally toward it. Many people box in the is

Over the course of my internship at CALSTART as a Trucks Marketing I've learned quite a lot. Before starting this position, I honestly knew very little about the transportation industry or zero-emission trucking. This field was completely new to me, and I did not expect it to become such a meaningful part of my professional growth. Over the past few months, I have learned about clean transportation, fleet education, sustainable mobility, and the role of organizations like CAL

To limit oneself in life by succumbing to fear is the greatest mistake one could knowingly chose to commit in life. From your grandparents to random elders we see who share their thoughts on their deepest regrets, not taking a leap of faith and attempting to take that shot is the mistake proven to be most prevalent. “Don’t Don’t yourself” by Uncommon London is what Pinterest has to say on the matter. From addressing societal issues such as fear of failure, procrastination, ju

As a Gen Z individual in 2026, I would say I am a part of various different discourse communities throughout Instagram in general. However, a particular community that always sparks my interest is Instagram’s large photography community. Within this community, there are numerous subsections. From grad photographers to nature photographers, to content creators with aesthetic influence, to everyday users who share visual content while following new and upcoming aesthetic trends

In today’s age, digital professionalism isn’t written in stone, but is rather shaped by how you interact, present yourself, and communicate online. In “Grad School 2.0: Performing Professionalism on Social Media” Amber Buck discusses how performing professionalism isn’t truly about displaying who you fully are but rather how you continually and actively chose to present yourself and manage your persona online. In today’s growing digital age it has become significantly difficu

In reading the article “High Tech is Watching You” by John Laider, Soshana Zuboff discusses “surveillance capitalism” which she defines as the collection of individuals personal experiences to that of which is compiled and transcribed into behavioral data which is in turn used to marginalize and profit off whether it be product, service, or for other use. Within the article we have John Laider interview Soshana Zuboff in an Q&A interview styled format which I personally find