PinnedJin Wu·Mar 31, 2018When You Don’t Have One True Calling (Part I) — Being a Polymath in a Highly Specialized SocietyThere are two types of people in this world — highly specialized individuals, and those that are jack of all trades. I fall into…neither…A response icon56A response icon56
Jin Wu·Mar 6, 2019How to be Connected in an Increasingly Disconnected WorldA friend from Toronto recently reached out to me to see how I’m doing. I had moved away from Toronto a few years ago and had periodically…
In8px MagazinebyJin Wu·Dec 25, 2018How to Help People Release Their Creative Potential“Doubt is the precursor to fear”, says solo rock climber Alex Honnold, after finally climbing the El Capitan vertical rock formation…
Jin Wu·Dec 19, 2018Dear girls that almost made it into STEM…Dear girls that almost made it into STEM but didn’t, and all the minority groups that blame it on society’s inequality for your…A response icon1A response icon1
Jin Wu·Nov 24, 2018My Battle between Faith and ScienceI came to the faith after years of research, and I left it for the same reason. I want to explain my journey.A response icon6A response icon6
Jin Wu·Nov 4, 2018Why Artificial Intelligence is About Promoting Social StatusA case of mistaken identity occurred a few years ago. A man was angrily shouting at me, complaining about the quality of his service and…
Jin Wu·Sep 3, 2018The Case for Multiple PersonalitiesYou are not your Myers-BriggsA response icon2A response icon2
InDialogue & DiscoursebyJin Wu·Sep 2, 2018What it’s Like to “Feel” Numbers — Inside the Brain of a SynestheteI stare at the clock on my desk. 8:05PM. A mixture of hot and cold feelings pours over me. 8 gives me joy. A bubbly, warm feeling, a…A response icon2A response icon2
Jin Wu·Aug 23, 2018A Proposal for A Slightly Modified Universal Basic Income (UBI)Jill is a 37-year-old mother of two. Her husband was often drunk and abusive, and she finally mustered up enough courage to escape once day…
Jin Wu·Aug 12, 2018It’s Ok to Have Crazy Dreams — Lessons Learned from Fixing An Aircraft as an AmateurThis summer, I spent a good portion of my Saturdays fixing up an old Cessna 150 plane with an A&P mechanic and a team of people so that it…
