ESP Biography

Tired of the sensationalism and partisanship? Want to have a frank discussion of American politics with other interesting students? In this class, students will make a list of relevant current events at the beginning, then the rest of the class will be a fast-paced discussion. Participation is required, and you must avoid generalizations and bring with you an open mind. I will simply act as the moderator. Meanwhile, I will also serve as the class's personal fact-checking monkey--I will be looking up anything you request to supplement the discussion. It is difficult to find an open, courteous forum for politics, so take advantage of this opportunity.

Fascinated or frustrated by the intricate nature of politics around the world? Do you wish you knew more people with a passion for international issues? In this class, students will make a list of relevant current events at the beginning, then the rest of the class will be a fast-paced discussion. Participation is required, and you must avoid generalizations and bring with you an open mind. I will simply act as the moderator. Meanwhile, I will also serve as the class's personal fact-checking monkey--I will be looking up anything you request to supplement the discussion. It is difficult to find an open, courteous forum for politics, so take advantage of this opportunity. Recommended reading right before the class: The Economist's 1-page "Politics this week": http://www.economist.com/node/21549995 The Economist's 1-page "Business this week": http://www.economist.com/node/21549993 A glance at Wikipedia's Current Events page: https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Portal:Current_events

Ever wonder how these activities are carried out? What are the state of the art techniques? The focus of this class will be on common hustles and scams, though other security issues will be briefly covered too. Most of the time will be devoted to multiple video clips and demonstrations to keep the lessons memorable. Due to the breadth of this topic, expect the class to be exceedingly fast-paced. I promise that you will leave this class better prepared to avoid these problems.

"There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns--the ones we don't know we don't know." The goal of this class is to reduce your unknown unknowns by overwhelming your worldview with interesting ideas and perspectives from disparate fields. Join our discussion of current developments in international politics, business, science, and technology--I will outline major topics and excellent sources for staying up to date on them.

The goal of this class is to overwhelm your worldview with interesting ideas and perspectives from disparate fields. Join our discussion of current developments in international politics, business, science, and technology--I will outline major topics and excellent sources for staying up to date on them. Are you ready for an exhilarating look at today's world?

Are there certain skills and knowledge that you wish everyone had? In this fun seminar, we will discuss what foundational skills and knowledge a modern person should know. By the end of the seminar, we will have compiled a list of all of our ideas. The goal is to expose all participants to the various skills they can develop to become as epic as they want to be.