Bridging the Divide - My Goal with Steemit

Hello Steemit community,

My name is Zach Finzi, I am a student of Neuroscience and Computer Science, and am part of an organization aimed at the development of digestible and accurate scientific journalism, known as The Natural Philosopher. My goal in joining this group was to provide educational material that promotes spreading the world of science outside of the academic playing field. There exists a large disconnect between the pool of research conducted today, and the average reader with no proper medium to bridge the two. I believe that the assimilation of science into a wider audience is important, especially so for the development of scientifically minded individuals. My view is that critical thought and scientific principles of inquiry are important for the analysis of any issue, even outside of the scientific realm. These principles favor cohesive and rational arguments based on empirical observations. It is important to invite such critical discussion and collective contributions toward any field they are applied to.

A close friend and current Steemian, Nick Gans, introduced Steemit to me earlier this year and I have recently learned more about this vast network of individuals. I believe that this format of blogging and discussion is an incredibly beneficial environment for my own goals to spread the word of science. Therefore, I am coming to this community with the hopes of providing digestible scientific media and points of critical discussion with others on Steemit! I’m excited to learn more about this great project and provide toward it’s growth. My interests cover a diversity of fields, such as: philosophy, neuroscience, psychology, evolution, artificial intelligence, spirituality, music, and more. My hope is to provide a combination of these interests in my content. Thank you to anyone who has read my post, more to come shortly!