Seth Gabrielson, Author at The Michigan Daily

A cartoon that shows a partial solar eclipse shining onto a grassy area where on the left side, terrified students holding tests with bad letter grades are being lectured to by a professor with a chalkboard, and on the right side, students are engaged in a hands-on lesson about rockets with the professor and holding papers with grades of 3.5 and 4. The eclipsed sun is shining on the left area, which has the words "Traditional Grading" underneath, and shadowing the right area, which has the words "Standards-based grading" underneath.

Eclipsing the status quo: Shifting STEM education into totality

by Seth Gabrielson April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

In light of the recent solar eclipse, I’ve found myself contemplating the degrees I pursue: physics and aerospace engineering. Reflecting on the teaching methods employed in these subjects, I ponder whether we’re approaching education correctly or, at the very least, effectively. Across these disciplines, the prevailing notion is to strive for the highest grade attainable […]

Illustration of a scale labeled "Campus Culture" that is labeled "emotion" on one side and full of yelling people and "reason" on the other which has very few people and is much lighter. A large hand labeled "Intellectual Brutality" is trying to pull the reasoning side down lower.

What if we stopped yelling and started talking: A plea for intellectual brutality

by Seth Gabrielson April 4, 2024April 4, 2024

An illustrated scene of a gremlin puppeteering a college student with dopamine. The student has scissors in his hand

Unlocking the dopamine code: A blueprint for college student well-being

by Seth Gabrielson March 21, 2024March 21, 2024

Black and white cartoon of Vladimir Putin and Uncle Sam with disapproving expressions dropping nuclear weapons into a crate labeled "weapons of mass destruction"

A Nobel quest: Advancing nuclear disarmament with a laureate’s guidance

by Seth Gabrielson March 8, 2024March 8, 2024

A four panel comic. The first one is a man on one side of a bridge. He is thinking “If I share my inner thoughts, people will hate me.” The ground reads “shame and loneliness." The next frame shows a bridge, it is labeled “vulnerability." The third panel shows the man crossing the bridge, the further he gets the happier his expression becomes. In the fourth panel the man is being hugged by another. The other person says “thank you for sharing, I feel so honored and connected to you." The ground below them reads “Happiness and Connection."

Strength in vulnerability: A pathway to healing pervasive shame

by Seth Gabrielson February 19, 2024February 19, 2024

A man in a graduation cap and gown being crushed by a pile of books.

Healing the unspoken educational gender gap

by Seth Gabrielson February 2, 2024February 2, 2024

Digital illustration of a red string that's been cut by a pair of scissors.

Cutting ties with circumcision

by Seth Gabrielson January 22, 2024January 22, 2024

The power of discomfort: Why we need to engage with views that offend us

by Seth Gabrielson November 16, 2023November 16, 2023

ALT A black and white four panel political cartoon of a man stuck in an “ideological bubble.” He is unable to grab the political ideologies that bounce off the bubble, so he pops it with a pin labeled “political empathy”.

The challenge of political empathy: Why we struggle to grasp different perspectives

by Seth Gabrielson November 2, 2023November 2, 2023

Three candidates stand on a debate stage, the two one the ends are being pulled off by a member of the "extreme left" and the "extreme right."

How the race to extremes is wrecking American politics

by Seth Gabrielson October 23, 2023October 23, 2023