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A Brief History of Social Media Platforms, from LiveJournal to Meme Warriors

A Brief History of Social Media Platforms, from LiveJournal to Meme Warriors

The Internet Has Reshaped Society... But the Result Was Anything But Inevitable

By Joan Donovan, Emily Dreyfuss, and Brian Friedberg | October 7, 2022

So, What Exactly Does Our Robot Future Look Like?

So, What Exactly Does Our Robot Future Look Like?

On Robots as Domestic Workers, Companions, and Caretakers

By Dr. Steven Novella with Bob Novella & Jay Novella | September 29, 2022

Is this the weirdest American book-banning yet?

Is this the weirdest American book-banning yet?

By Jonny Diamond | September 26, 2022

How Goethe’s <em>Sorrows of Young Werther</em> Led to a Rare Suicide Cluster

How Goethe’s Sorrows of Young Werther Led to a Rare Suicide Cluster

Dr. Nicholas Kardaras on the Dangers of Social Contagion

By Dr. Nicholas Kardaras | September 15, 2022

Need a friend? Google has a tool that lets you

Need a friend? Google has a tool that lets you "talk to books."

By Emily Temple | September 14, 2022

How Social Media Is Driving Our Mental Crisis and How Reading Plato Can Help Cure it

How Social Media Is Driving Our Mental Crisis and How Reading Plato Can Help Cure it

Nicholas Kardaras in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 14, 2022

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Sarah Kendzior on Trumpland’s Criminal Distortions of American Reality

By Sarah Kendzior | September 13, 2022

The Madness of Online Crowds: What the 2016 Murder of Seth Rich Tells Us About Our Conspiratorial Age

By Keen On | September 12, 2022

Bad Times Ahead: Even the Futurists Have Given Up on the Future

By Andrew Keen | September 9, 2022

Given YouTube’s World Domination, Should the Google-Owned Platform Be More Aggressively Regulated?

Given YouTube’s World Domination, Should the Google-Owned Platform Be More Aggressively Regulated?

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By Keen On | September 9, 2022

How the Gay Son of First-Generation Peruvian Immigrants Became One of the Most Influential People in Silicon Valley

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Darwin 2.0: How to Embrace Change, Adapt Fast, and Future-Proof Your Life and Career

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What the Escape Fantasies of Tech Billionaires Reveal About Our Apocalyptic Age

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Why There’s More Nuance to China’s “Surveillance State” Than Most of Us Think

Why There’s More Nuance to China’s “Surveillance State” Than Most of Us Think

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My Cyborg Future: Alice Wong on Prophetic High School Poetry and Processing Pain

My Cyborg Future: Alice Wong on Prophetic High School Poetry and Processing Pain

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How Can We Be Sure This “Futurist” Author Isn’t Just a Smart Machine?

How Can We Be Sure This “Futurist” Author Isn’t Just a Smart Machine?

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