Adam Taggart

For decades we have been trying to build computers which could perform the same functions as our own brains. What we started with were machines that could perform one single function, namely numerical calculation, up to and beyond our own ability. The calculator was basically an electronic abacus, and given

There is a degree of ritual I follow as I put on my handwraps before sparring or hitting the heavy bag. The scientific side of my brain tells me this ritual is largely cosmetic and does not do anything to improve my form or technique, my power or pace. But

Almost 5 years ago I moved to Champaign, Illinois, to start a PhD in Kinesiology. I arrived in a new country, to live on a new continent (not my first time) with a backpack, a suitcase and wide-eyed ambitions to save the world (in my own way). In 2020, the