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Sarah Bakewell on Posthumanism, Transhumanism, and What it Actually Means to Be “Human”

Sarah Bakewell on Posthumanism, Transhumanism, and What it Actually Means to Be “Human”

“Will machine minds ever acquire anything like our ability to have thoughts of seriousness and depth?”

By Sarah Bakewell | April 5, 2023

When the Klan Ruled Indiana... And Had Plans to Spread Its Empire of Hate Across America

When the Klan Ruled Indiana... And Had Plans to Spread Its Empire of Hate Across America

The Klan Dens of the Heartland Were Powerful, Vicious, and Ambitious. Indiana Was Their Bastion.

By Timothy Egan | April 4, 2023

The Revolutionary Power of Palestinian Theater

The Revolutionary Power of Palestinian Theater

Isabella Hammad Reflects on How Art Can Still Effect Change

By Isabella Hammad | April 4, 2023

Timothy Phillips on a 3,000-Mile Journey Through the End and Afterlife of the Cold War

Timothy Phillips on a 3,000-Mile Journey Through the End and Afterlife of the Cold War

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 3, 2023

Michael Scott-Baumann Explains the Dual Histories of Israel and Palestine

Michael Scott-Baumann Explains the Dual Histories of Israel and Palestine

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 3, 2023

Heroic DC library staff trolls all-star conservative story hour with LGBTQ display.

Heroic DC library staff trolls all-star conservative story hour with LGBTQ display.

By Jonny Diamond | March 30, 2023

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The Literature of QAnon: From 4chan to January 6, Will Sommer on Reading the Authors of Conspiracy Theories

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 30, 2023

The Complicated Emotions of Reading a Poem at the White House

By Joshua Bennett | March 29, 2023

A Novel is Like a Camp: What Fiction Can Teach Us About Surviving the Slow Apocalypse

By Jess Row | March 28, 2023

Edward Lee on NFTs and the Seductive Promise of Creators Taking Control of Their Work

Edward Lee on NFTs and the Seductive Promise of Creators Taking Control of Their Work

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 28, 2023

Brian Lowery on the Myth of Rugged Individualism and What This Means for the America of the 2020s

Brian Lowery on the Myth of Rugged Individualism and What This Means for the America of the 2020s

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 28, 2023

Eli Merritt Offers Advice and Inspiration From World Leaders on How to Save Democracy From Demagogues Like Trump

Eli Merritt Offers Advice and Inspiration From World Leaders on How to Save Democracy From Demagogues Like Trump

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 28, 2023

From Eugenics to Targeted Advertising: The Dark Role of Data in Sorting Humanity

From Eugenics to Targeted Advertising: The Dark Role of Data in Sorting Humanity

Chris Wiggins and Matthew L Jones on the Origins of Big Data

By Chris Wiggins and Matthew L Jones | March 27, 2023

Samuel Issacharoff Searches for Glimmers of Hope to Strengthen Democracies Around the World

Samuel Issacharoff Searches for Glimmers of Hope to Strengthen Democracies Around the World

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 27, 2023

Approaching Gridlock: Arundhati Roy on Free Speech and Failing Democracy

Approaching Gridlock: Arundhati Roy on Free Speech and Failing Democracy

“There can be no fiction without appropriation. Because we fiction writers are predators too.”

By Arundhati Roy | March 24, 2023

Nefarious Intentions and Persecuted Victims: On the Rise of Conspiracy Theories

Nefarious Intentions and Persecuted Victims: On the Rise of Conspiracy Theories

Sander van der Linden Investigates the Language and Psychology Behind Conspiratorial Narratives

By Sander van der Linden | March 24, 2023

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