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Reading on a smartphone affects “sigh generation.” (Scientist or... poet?)

Reading on a smartphone affects “sigh generation.” (Scientist or... poet?)

By Jonny Diamond | January 31, 2022

Are Screens Robbing Us of Our Capacity for Deep Reading?

Are Screens Robbing Us of Our Capacity for Deep Reading?

Johann Hari on the Symptoms of Atrophying Attention

By Johann Hari | January 31, 2022

Adventures in Technophilosophy: <br>On the Reality of Virtual Worlds

Adventures in Technophilosophy:
On the Reality of Virtual Worlds

David J. Chalmers Considers the Possibilities of VR

By David J. Chalmers | January 28, 2022

On Living in Manipulative Systems (and Why We Shouldn't Blame Others For Falling Into The Trap)

On Living in Manipulative Systems (and Why We Shouldn't Blame Others For Falling Into The Trap)

Jacob Ward Considers Our Free Will (Or Lack Thereof)

By Jacob Ward | January 27, 2022

This <em>Dune</em> concept art book kerfuffle is a case of

This Dune concept art book kerfuffle is a case of "NFT brain."

By Walker Caplan | January 18, 2022

That “book exchange” making the rounds on Instagram again isn’t what it seems.

That “book exchange” making the rounds on Instagram again isn’t what it seems.

By Walker Caplan | January 18, 2022

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Of course venture capitalists are super into Andy Weir.

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Tabitha Lasley Revisits the Disasters of Deepwater Horizon and Piper Alpha

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A novelist is suing Amazon for selling “centuries-old” copies of his book for over $1000.

A novelist is suing Amazon for selling “centuries-old” copies of his book for over $1000.

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George Saunders is testing how big a writing class can get.

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J.R.R. Tolkien's estate has shut down a cryptocurrency called . . .

J.R.R. Tolkien's estate has shut down a cryptocurrency called . . . "J.R.R. Token."

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Filthy, Smelly, Sleep, Repeat: On the Challenges of Fighting Inside a Tank

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James Holland Recounts the WWII Experience of the Sherwood Rangers

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