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What Does "NSFW" Mean in the Age of Social Media?

On the Protean, Problematic Humor of the Internet

By Susanna Paasonen, Kylie Jarrett, and Ben Light | November 8, 2019

How Ghost Stories Spread in the Era of Social Media

How Ghost Stories Spread in the Era of Social Media

Sarah Rose Cavanagh on Contemporary Fables, Momo,
and Hivemind Thinking

By Sarah Rose Cavanagh | November 4, 2019

If You Think There's a Lot of Trash on Earth, Just Go to Outer Space

If You Think There's a Lot of Trash on Earth, Just Go to Outer Space

We've Managed to Float 6,000 Tons of Junk Into the Sky!

By Alice Gorman | October 28, 2019

Kickstarter Cofounder Yancey Strickler on the Unintended Consequences of the Sharing Economy

Kickstarter Cofounder Yancey Strickler on the Unintended Consequences of the Sharing Economy

The Author of This Could Be Our Future
Talks to Andrew on Keen On

By Keen On | October 25, 2019

Early Visions of Transhumanism Were... Wild

Early Visions of Transhumanism Were... Wild

On John Desmond Bernal and Getting Rid of the "Useless Parts of the Body"

By Philip Ball | October 24, 2019

The Fraught History (and Inevitable Future) of Space Tourism

The Fraught History (and Inevitable Future) of Space Tourism

Peter Ward on the Cost of Human Luxury Among the Stars

By Peter Ward | October 23, 2019

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Tiffany Shlain on How Unplugging One Day a Week Can Save Society

By Keen On | October 18, 2019

Scott Galloway: Tech Companies Should Be Broken Up

By Keen On | October 11, 2019

The Inbox: A Scattered, Ad-Ridden Archive of Our Lives

By Randy Malamud | October 9, 2019

Can Fiction Introduce Empathy Into AI? Do We Want It To?

Can Fiction Introduce Empathy Into AI? Do We Want It To?

Flynn Coleman on the Potential for Ethical Technology

By Flynn Coleman | October 3, 2019

Jeanette Winterson and Mark O'Connell on the Future of Humanity in a Tech-Dominated World

Jeanette Winterson and Mark O'Connell on the Future of Humanity in a Tech-Dominated World

"One day, maybe, a body will be like a costume, put it on, take it off."

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2019

Who Can We Trust? Maria Ressa on the Future of Gatekeeping

Who Can We Trust? Maria Ressa on the Future of Gatekeeping

The journalist and Time Person of the Year
talks to Andrew on Keen On

By Keen On | September 27, 2019

Is the Age of Automation the New Industrial Revolution?

Is the Age of Automation the New Industrial Revolution?

The Author of The Technology Trap
Talks to Andrew on Keen On

By Keen On | September 20, 2019

What Would Happen If the World Lost the Internet?

What Would Happen If the World Lost the Internet?

Mike Pearl on the Unnerving Depth of Our Digital Dependence

By Mike Pearl | September 18, 2019

Will It Ever Be Ethical for Athletes to Edit Their Genes?

Will It Ever Be Ethical for Athletes to Edit Their Genes?

Françoise Baylis on the Problematic New Science of
"Building Better Humans"

By Françoise Baylis | September 16, 2019

The Problem(s) with Goodreads.

The Problem(s) with Goodreads.

By Jonny Diamond | September 5, 2019

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