The black, white and red of the colorblind society
Posted on Oct 25, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
An essay noting the state of the civil rights movement in the wake of Rosa Park's death.
civil rights movement, rosa parks, racial tension, hatred, affirmative action, xenophobia
The nature of apathy
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
To be apathetic is to invite entropy, says Olson. How do we deal with it?
apathy, entropy, progress, decay
Astrology As I See It
Posted on Mar 16, 2005 | Last Updated Nov 8, 2011
A skeptical essay on astrology.
astrology, skepticism, philosophy
A lesson in flight
Posted on May 13, 2003 | Last Updated Oct 31, 2011
The kids and I take a crash course in flying paper airplanes--with the Ultimate Paper Airplane.
paper airplanes, kline-fogleman airframes, ethan olson, christian pugh, aly
New CS:Source Map de_tension
Posted on Nov 16, 2009 | Last Updated Nov 12, 2011
My return to mapping is official with the remake of de_tension for CS:Source. This new map includes a novel mapping technique developed by Andrew Penry and myself called Dynamic Mapping.
cs map, custom source map, counter-strike, new, ww, ww_, wallworm
Society's sentiment towards evolution
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
People argue against evolution all the time when they've never read about it.
anti-evolutionism, evolution, evolutionary misconceptions
My failed faith
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 30, 2011
The evolution of Shawn Olson's views on faith, religion and ethics.
apostasy of shawn olson, ethics, morality, debate
Going bald like a man
Posted on Oct 19, 2002 | Last Updated Oct 26, 2011
An amusing editorial by Shawn Olson, originally published as a Chalkboard column in the Messenger.
male pattern baldness, bald humor, hair loss
