Toward Kindness
Christina Liao (she/her/hers), Low Entropy Volunteer Writer Kindness is such a fickle thing – it’s hard to come by, but it’s easy to give. It’s important to be kind to others, especially during a global pandemic. A simple act of kindness can brighten someone’s day, maybe even week. Giving somebody a compliment or telling […]
Choose Kindness
From Low Entropy Volunteer Writer Ellie Gibbard. As the world continues to go through devastation and grief, I think that we need to keep reminding ourselves of the phrase “in a world where you can be anything, be kind.” This week I connected with a young woman in one of my online summer classes who […]
In Interesting Times
How long will you slide? When something awful happens and it seems like you can’t stop feeling like you did that day, Low Entropy Volunteer Writer Mike Vaness has some words of advice to get you to the other side. Have you heard that it’s an ancient curse to say, “May you live in […]
Gusto in a Dangerous Time

As we round the corner on the first month of a new, hopeful year, Low Entropy Volunteer Writer Mike Vaness pauses to reflect on what still might be salvaged from the flaming wreckage of 2020. It would be a massive understatement to say that 2020 was a tumultuous year. Our lives have changed in ways […]