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James Lyons Walsh

(He/Him)
Albany
As seen in: Times Union (Albany), The Albany Student Press: SUNY at Albany
Covers:  global polycrisis, artificial intelligence, climate crisis, biodiversity crisis, economic injustice, math education, human survival

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James Lyons Walsh’s Biography

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I am not a journalist--in fact, I write pro bono--but this site has been ascribing my work published in newspapers to other people, so I'm using it as a tool. I'm proud to have dropped out of high school, out of the top graduate program in condensed matter physics in the United States, and out of science after finishing a doctorate in theoretical physics, because these acts betoken my refusal to be inculcated with the consumerist, militarist, pronatalist, religiocentric, racist, sexist, classis…

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OPINION: Greatness, Goodness, or Wisdom?

OPINION: Greatness, Goodness, or Wisdom?

How does it make you feel when your university tells you to unleash greatness?

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Commentary: That smartphone is centuries in the making

Commentary: That smartphone is centuries in the making

When technology is the product of generations of scientific breakthroughs, shouldn't we all profit from it?

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Commentary: Can AI see the value in confusion?

Commentary: Can AI see the value in confusion?

Artificial intelligence models are taught to reflect "human values." But whose?

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Commentary: Binary thinking about social issues gets in the way of solutions

Commentary: Binary thinking about social issues gets in the way of solutions

Instead of seeing our differences as a tug-of-war, here's a new model: the 'tug of peace.'

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Commentary: Science history is part of Albany's story

Commentary: Science history is part of Albany's story

Why do we think of STEM, history and the arts as separate categories, when each informs and enriches the othe…

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Commentary: The grass isn't greener: We can do better than monoculture lawns

Commentary: The grass isn't greener: We can do better than monoculture lawns

Commentary: Expanses of empty lawn reflect outdated social and environmental values. They're bad for the Eart…

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Commentary: That smartphone is centuries in the making

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By James Lyons Walsh
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How did you celebrate this summer’s centennial of Werner Heisenberg’s “magical paper,” which eventually brought us computers and smartphones? You say your social calendar doesn’t revolve around physics? Fair enough. Heisenberg’s magical paper helped to show that electrons don’t revolve around atomic nuclei, either, but the story of how the paper came about may inspire us to claim money we’re due and to celebrate an equally important bicentennial next year — one with Albany at its center.
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Commentary: Binary thinking about social issues gets in the way of solutions

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By James Lyons Walsh
| Times Union (Albany) Verified
We have an election coming up pitting Republicans against Democrats. There’s war in the Middle East between Israel and various Iranian-backed entities. People around the world argue about whether we should do more or less to address the climate crisis. All three of these observations are counterproductive oversimplifications. I’d like to talk to you about the problem of binary models.
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