Vol. 4 Issue 2: Intelligence

What does it mean to think? This question gets at the heart of individual human existence. Philosophers, poets, and psychologists have long grappled with the question of the mind. What goes on in our consciousness? How does what we think lead to what we do? And what happens when we make decisions that are less than intelligent?

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The Spark Vol. 4 Issue 2: "Intelligence" is Live!

The Spark Vol. 4 Issue 2: "Intelligence" is Live!

Dear readers, Part one of our second issue is officially live, and we want you to be the first to read it! This month, our writers are diving deep into the messy, fascinating world of Intelligence. What goes on in our consciousness? How do what we think lead to what

AT Nonfiction & Rhetoric • Issue 2: Intelligence

Public Humiliation: Auto-Delivered to Your DMs

Public Humiliation: Auto-Delivered to Your DMs

Is humiliation the new form of online connection? Inside automated DMs, gut indigestion, Instagram influencers, and the art of feeling seen.

You Should Waste Your Time

You Should Waste Your Time

Students at SAS are ambitious and focused. However, pursuing our interests outside of the AP guidelines might help us think more creatively to better achieve our academic goals.

Elan Wang • Cultural Criticism

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Are My Accomodations an Unfair Advantage?

Are My Accomodations an Unfair Advantage?

To the Korean moms I'd grown up around, my extra time on tests was a shortcut, making my SAT score meaningless. So I gave it up, determined to prove my intelligence without it. One sixty-minute exam later, I started wondering who I'd been proving it to.

Myungjun Kang • Personal Essays

You Should Waste Your Time

You Should Waste Your Time

Students at SAS are ambitious and focused. However, pursuing our interests outside of the AP guidelines might help us think more creatively to better achieve our academic goals.

Elan Wang • Cultural Criticism

Math Vision: Is It Really the Problem Teachers Make It Out to Be?

Math Vision: Is It Really the Problem Teachers Make It Out to Be?

Let’s address the elephant in the room: Math Vision. Loved by students and hated by teachers, it is a prominent tutoring service for international students in Singapore. Despite its controversy, Math Vision helps a student’s learning process, but issues arise when they depend on it to succeed.

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Turning the Page on Reading for Fun

Turning the Page on Reading for Fun

Around the world, the literacy crisis looms ahead. Forget assigned reading; no one even reads as a pastime anymore. But why on Earth is this crisis affecting everyone I know—including myself?

Koel Aggarwal • Cultural Criticism

Are My Accomodations an Unfair Advantage?

Are My Accomodations an Unfair Advantage?

To the Korean moms I'd grown up around, my extra time on tests was a shortcut, making my SAT score meaningless. So I gave it up, determined to prove my intelligence without it. One sixty-minute exam later, I started wondering who I'd been proving it to.

Myungjun Kang • Personal Essays

Sym(a)biosis: Is Human Enhancement Unnatural? — Art by Sarah Efron

Sym(a)biosis: Is Human Enhancement Unnatural?

Transhumanists want to merge humans with technology, and critics say that goes against nature. But the urge to go beyond ourselves started long before machines.

Sarah Efron • Issue 2: Intelligence

Meet the Team

Myungjun Kang

Lana Zuckerman

Divya Thota

Srinithi Chidambaram

Srinithi Chidambaram

Lorena Lee

Norah Baisley Beingessner

Norah Baisley Beingessner

Eesha Singh

Zelene Zhang

Aaden Wong

Vihaan Karira