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The 20th-Century Technological Debate That Foretold Our 21st-Century Fears

The 20th-Century Technological Debate That Foretold Our 21st-Century Fears

Andrew Smith on the Competing Predictions of Edsger Dijkstra and Douglas Engelbart

By Andrew Smith | August 22, 2024

Elon Musk is Sending His Garbage Into Space (with All the Other Trash)

Elon Musk is Sending His Garbage Into Space (with All the Other Trash)

Iris Gottlieb Warns Us Against Treating the Galaxy Like a Trash Can

By Iris Gottlieb | August 19, 2024

Can Computers Create? A Short History of Mechanized Artistic Ambition

Can Computers Create? A Short History of Mechanized Artistic Ambition

Mark Graham, Callum Cant and James Muldoon Consider the Creative Possibilities and Limits of Artificial Intelligence

By Mark Graham, Callum Cant and James Muldoon | August 12, 2024

Climate Change, AI, and Technological Surveillance: Reading About the Very Near Future

Climate Change, AI, and Technological Surveillance: Reading About the Very Near Future

Helen Phillips Recommends Octavia Butler, Jessamine Chan, Arthur I. Miller, and More

By Helen Phillips | August 7, 2024

Why Methane Removal Might Be Our Best Bet to Stop Rising Global Temperatures

Why Methane Removal Might Be Our Best Bet to Stop Rising Global Temperatures

Rob Jackson Suggests Ways Businesses, Scientists and Governments Can Work Together to Clean the Atmosphere

By Rob Jackson | August 5, 2024

Atomic Fallacy: Why Nuclear Power Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis

Atomic Fallacy: Why Nuclear Power Won’t Solve the Climate Crisis

M.V. Ramana Debunks Some Common Arguments About Energy In an Era of Ecological Emergency

By M.V. Ramana | July 29, 2024

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What the All-American Delusion of the Polygraph Says About Our Relationship to Fact and Fiction

By Justin St. Germain | July 15, 2024

What the Decentralized Nature of Anonymous Tells Us About Its Power

By Barrett Brown | July 12, 2024

A USC study finds that (some people think) AI is as funny as the average person.

By James Folta | July 8, 2024

What the Rise of Techno-Humanitarianism Means For Crisis-Hit Communities Across the Globe

What the Rise of Techno-Humanitarianism Means For Crisis-Hit Communities Across the Globe

Jean-Martin Bauer on the Use of Technology to Resolve Global Hunger and Food Insecurity

By Jean-Martin Bauer | June 26, 2024

How Vulnerable Low-Wage Workers Power AI Algorithms

How Vulnerable Low-Wage Workers Power AI Algorithms

Madhumita Murgia on the Precarious Labor Behind the Digital Revolution

By Madhumita Murgia | June 21, 2024

City of One Million Trees: How New York Inspired Other Cities to Go Green

City of One Million Trees: How New York Inspired Other Cities to Go Green

Nadina Galle on Ecological Urban Renewal in the United States and Around the World

By Nadina Galle | June 21, 2024

New literary podcasts to add to your queue.

New literary podcasts to add to your queue.

By Brittany Allen | June 11, 2024

Publishers are already using way too much AI.

Publishers are already using way too much AI.

By James Folta | May 24, 2024

What the Toxic Morality of Crowdfunded Healthcare Says About American Society

What the Toxic Morality of Crowdfunded Healthcare Says About American Society

Nora Kenworthy on 21st-Century Patchwork Solutions to Persistent Social Inequality

By Nora Kenworthy | May 24, 2024

What the NFT Phenomenon Tells Us About the Monetary and Creative Value of Art

What the NFT Phenomenon Tells Us About the Monetary and Creative Value of Art

Zachary Small Explores the Intersection of New Technologies, Financial Speculation and Artistic Creation

By Zachary Small | May 22, 2024

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