InLetters From Twin EarthbyRowen VeratomeThe Fake Meat Thought ExperimentIf faux animal products were qualitatively identical to actual animal products, would you make the switch?Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 2023
InFourth WavebyRowen Veratome“Barbieland” Wasn’t Meant to be UtopicInstead, Greta Gerwig’s fictional world provided a playful and nuanced take on Barbie, as an idea.Jul 31, 20235Jul 31, 20235
Rowen VeratomeProductivity is Useless Without a Meaningful GoalA critique of quickness in American capitalismJul 9, 2023Jul 9, 2023
Rowen VeratomeIncreased Individual Efficiency Could Easily Cause LayoffsAI needn’t replace human beings to change the average person’s ability to access resources, possibly for the worse.Jul 3, 2023Jul 3, 2023
InLetters From Twin EarthbyRowen VeratomeOn “Nothing”A brief line of questioningJun 15, 2023Jun 15, 2023
InHuman PartsbyRowen VeratomeThe Chest-butterflies Never Leave MeA poetic narrative of my embodied experience with C-PTSDJun 12, 20232Jun 12, 20232
InFourth WavebyRowen VeratomeHow Unclear Consent is Like Drunk DrivingAn examination of the ethical considerations at play when “yes means yes” consent is absentApr 22, 20236Apr 22, 20236
InLetters From Twin EarthbyRowen VeratomeOn Being “Mostly Vegetarian”An analysis of the ethics surrounding meat consumptionOct 27, 20222Oct 27, 20222
InFourth WavebyRowen VeratomeOn Gender-inclusive Language and AbortionIt’s easy to both use gender-inclusive language and discuss the impacts of abortion bans on women as a class in the same paragraph.Sep 22, 20226Sep 22, 20226
InAge of EmpathybyRowen VeratomeI’m Struggling to Express Myself About AbortionParadoxically, everything feels both blurry and sharp.Jul 2, 20222Jul 2, 20222
InFourth WavebyRowen VeratomeMight I Suggest an Alternative to “Believe All Women?”Rape culture is alive and real. Specificity can help us address itJun 29, 202212Jun 29, 202212
InPollinate MagazinebyRowen VeratomeIf I Were a Random Embryo, I’d Rather Exist in a World With Planned Parenthood Than WithoutAn examination of life through The Veil of IgnoranceJun 17, 20222Jun 17, 20222
InFourth WavebyRowen VeratomeWomen’s Feet Would Have to Be Either Triangles or Toe-less Ovals for Women’s Shoes to Make SenseA critique of gender norms through the lens of shoe designMay 27, 20228May 27, 20228
InMindfully SpeakingbyRowen VeratomeOn Death, Change, and CreationIn a sense, they’re one and the same.May 9, 2022May 9, 2022
InAge of EmpathybyRowen VeratomeOf the RedwoodsA personal narrative regarding the relationship between the individual and the wholeApr 29, 20222Apr 29, 20222
InLetters From Twin EarthbyRowen VeratomeThe Case For Me Being An Absurd EntityIf you have anything in common with me, you might, likewise, be absurd.Apr 5, 20223Apr 5, 20223
InLetters From Twin EarthbyRowen VeratomeIn Defense of SkepticismDespite its bad reputation, skepticism has benefits — both for the individual and society as a whole.Mar 29, 2022Mar 29, 2022
InAbout Me StoriesbyRowen VeratomeOn My Last NameThe act of choosing a surname turned into a means of celebrating my values.Mar 14, 20223Mar 14, 20223