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Journal Eleven -- First Preparations for June Symposium
Hey! It’s been around a little over a month since my last journal. Sadly, spring break is almost over, which to me officially marks the...

Alan Wang
Apr 28, 20192 min read
Journal Ten -- March SDA Plan
Today’s journal entry will be shorter as it is just an update for my March SDA plan. By April 1st, my plan is to write a 450-word op-ed...

Alan Wang
Mar 23, 20192 min read
Journal Nine -- A New Theory
It’s been a long time since my last journal… In fact, I just checked the date of my last one and it was back in December… But I haven’t...

Alan Wang
Mar 15, 20193 min read
Journal Eight -- A New Thesis & Experiment (SDA) for January
Last journal, I said I would continue delving into The Moral Foundations Theory but as you can tell by the title of this journal, that’s...

Alan Wang
Dec 10, 20182 min read
Journal Seven -- Intro to The Moral Foundations Theory and Politics
Since my last journal, I’ve skimmed/skipped a couple chapters here and there in order to really get into the meat of my current focus:...

Alan Wang
Dec 7, 20183 min read
Journal Six -- Haidt vs. Kant (Part 1)
In response to my last journal, my coordinator Mr. Bott proposed comparing Haidt’s beliefs on morality with Kant’s famous Kantian Ethics...

Alan Wang
Nov 16, 20182 min read
Journal Five -- The Myth of Perfectly Rational Thought
Since my last journal, my coordinator, Mr. Bott, sent me an article on Wired titled: “Sam Harris and The Myth of Perfectly Rational...

Alan Wang
Nov 13, 20182 min read
Journal Four -- The vmPFC
Since my last journal, I’ve read around thirty more pages of The Righteous Mind. After making more progress, I can’t help but notice how...

Alan Wang
Oct 24, 20182 min read
Journal Three - An Introduction to Moral Psychology
Finally we arrive at the first “real” journal entry for this year of EMC. For me, time management has already become quite a substantial...

Alan Wang
Sep 30, 20182 min read
Journal Two - Quick and Final Summer Brainstorm
It’s been awhile since my last journal entry from July, and I still don’t have a solid idea on what my topic will be for EMC 2018-19....

Alan Wang
Aug 25, 20182 min read
Journal One - Initial Thoughts
Here I am, my first journal of many to come in the EMC program for the 2018-19 school year. Sadly, I have not decided on a topic yet for...

Alan Wang
Jul 25, 20183 min read
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