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On the Evolutionary Uses of Storytelling

On the Evolutionary Uses of Storytelling

How Counterfactual Realities Make Us Better Thinkers

By Kenneth Cukier, Viktor Mayer-Scönberger, and Francis de Véricourt | May 24, 2021

Barton Gellman on How Edward Snowden Strengthened American Democracy

Barton Gellman on How Edward Snowden Strengthened American Democracy

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | May 24, 2021

Swipe Right for Loneliness: On the Gamification of Dating Apps

Swipe Right for Loneliness: On the Gamification of Dating Apps

Nancy Jo Sales Considers the Perils of Instant Gratification and the Hellscape That is Tinder

By Nancy Jo Sales | May 19, 2021

Would you let a random group of strangers on the Internet plot your next novel?

Would you let a random group of strangers on the Internet plot your next novel?

By Jonny Diamond | May 18, 2021

Announcing the second season of FUSE: A <em>BOMB</em> Podcast.

Announcing the second season of FUSE: A BOMB Podcast.

By Walker Caplan | May 18, 2021

Jon Levy: Actually Caring is the New Networking

Jon Levy: Actually Caring is the New Networking

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 18, 2021

Best Reviewed
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  • Scream with Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980)

Public vs. Private: A Bet Between Two Astronauts to See Who Gets to Space First

By Nicholas Schmidle | May 17, 2021

A new digital library in Rome lets commuters read unlimited e-books for free.

By Walker Caplan | May 13, 2021

Screensharing: Documenting Our
Long Year on Zoom

By Brandon Taylor and Thomas Dworzak | May 6, 2021

Who is “Public” Data <br>Really For?

Who is “Public” Data
Really For?

Jer Thorp on Openness and Access in Our Era of
Technology and Information

By Jer Thorp | May 6, 2021

Tim Wu on the Corporate Dangers of a Return to Fascism

Tim Wu on the Corporate Dangers of a Return to Fascism

This Week on Just the Right Book Podcast with Roxanne Coady

By Just the Right Book | May 6, 2021

Seth Goldenberg on Developing a Practice of Radical Curiosity

Seth Goldenberg on Developing a Practice of Radical Curiosity

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | May 6, 2021

The key to dodging cyber censorship rules might be . . . a Minecraft library?

The key to dodging cyber censorship rules might be . . . a Minecraft library?

By Walker Caplan | May 5, 2021

The Zuckerberg Effect: What We Get Wrong About <br>Startup Stories

The Zuckerberg Effect: What We Get Wrong About
Startup Stories

Ali Tamaseb in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 5, 2021

Seeking a Counterculture of Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing

Seeking a Counterculture of Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing

Pete Davis on Making Meaning Through the Radical Act of Limiting Your Options

By Pete Davis | May 3, 2021

What you never knew you've always wanted: a speaker shaped like a book.

What you never knew you've always wanted: a speaker shaped like a book.

By Walker Caplan | April 29, 2021

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