Matthew Fu

Expanding our Horizons: The Case for Space Exploration

Humans have studied the stars for millennia. Virtually every culture formulated theories about the universe and celestial objects. The Greeks associated planets with gods; Helios and Apollo moved the sun...

Walking on Eggshells: Flimsy Defenses for Meat Eating

The human race raises  27 billion chickens, 1.5 billion cows, 1.2 billion sheep, and 784 million pigs for meat. 72,650 billion gallons of water are used to grow livestock feed....

Silent Violence: The Dangers of Autonomous Weapons

H.G. Wells claimed the “introduction of the longbow marked the beginning of the end for the need to look into the eyes of those we kill.” This trend away from...

Carbon Capture: Inefficient Technology

With the impacts of climate change starting to emerge, the search for viable solutions becomes increasingly urgent. Among the proposed methods, carbon capture technologies have emerged as a popular option...

AI Legislation Woefully Inadequate

In light of recent leaps in A.I. development, the question of what A.I. programs should be allowed to do grows ever more complex. For example, a pair of glasses developed...