The Search for Truth in the Digital World
Internship Opportunity for High School Students
Friends—
I wanted to let you know about this internship opportunity hosted by Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles this Summer, June 15-July 2. I am teaming up with the astrophysicist Dr. Sarah Rugheimer to teach critical thinking and the search for truth in L.A. for high school students. Spaces are limited and will fill up fast! If you know of any high school students in the L.A. area who may be interested in this internship, have them register an application asap: hwleadership.campbrainregistration.com/Landing.
(Once you signup at HW, click on “Registration for Leadership and Entrepreneurship 2026” and then click on “3 Week Internship: The Search for Truth in the Digital World” to register.)
See the attached flyer for more info, and feel free to pass this along to any other friends who might be interested!
Dear Scott Barry Kaufman,
Is this internship opportunity limited to high school students? How would you compare your course with Noam Chomsky's own publications and numerous interviews about how social media platforms work to spread propaganda for Presidential Elections? Are you familiar with Noam Chomsky's own publications and interviews on misinformation and propaganda that are spread by social media platforms? If not, you may read his publications and interviews on his official website and search under YouTube. For your information, I knew Noam Chomsky.
For your information, I did try to reach you as an autism research and a linguist through the email address you've given here. Your team has told me that I should not reach you because I am an autism research and a linguist. Your team has told me that I should reach autism researchers such as Simon Baron-Cohen and all members of the International Society for Autism Research, Autism Science Foundation and all NGOs with faculty who study autism. In your view, is it true? In my view, you study IQ. Why is your own research about IQ irrelevant to the study of autism? Please address this question directly to all members of International Society of Autism Research, Autism Science Foundation, Profound Autism Alliance, and all NGOs with faculty who study autism. What's the purpose of your research in IQ if such research findings are irreverent to the study of autism, as claimed by your team who responds emails for you?
Warm regards,
Candice Chi-Hang Cheung
This really resonates with me.
I often see how people struggle not because they lack intelligence, but because their thoughts aren’t structured yet.
Critical thinking and meaning-making go hand in hand.
Thank you for sharing this.
Feel free to check out my work as well:missionwriter.substack.com