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When Loneliness Leads to Sex Robots: A Study in Teledildonics

When Loneliness Leads to Sex Robots: A Study in Teledildonics

Dianne Araral on A.I., Robo-Shaming, and Our Lonely World

By Dianne Araral | June 28, 2019

Confronting My Well Educated, Father-of-Six, White Supremacist Troll

Confronting My Well Educated, Father-of-Six, White Supremacist Troll

Some Trolls Are More Dangerous Than Others

By Ginger Gorman | June 26, 2019

The Rocket Scientist Who Had to Elude the FBI Before He Could Escape Earth

The Rocket Scientist Who Had to Elude the FBI Before He Could Escape Earth

Frank Malina's Scientific Dreams Were as Radical as His Politics

By Fraser MacDonald | June 26, 2019

How an Asteroid Could Destroy the World <em>Before</em> Impact

How an Asteroid Could Destroy the World Before Impact

In the Event of a Collision, Humanity Would Not Fare Well

By Gordon L. Dillow | June 20, 2019

On the Rise of the Feminist Internet

On the Rise of the Feminist Internet

"This magazine is about speaking up. Will that make us bitchy? Yeah."

By Linda Hirshman | June 11, 2019

On the Existential Fear of Losing Your Online Persona

On the Existential Fear of Losing Your Online Persona

What Happens When Your Digital Diary Self-Destructs?

By Alex Sujong Laughlin | May 31, 2019

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What Happens When You Pose as Susan Sontag on Twitter?

By Rebecca Brill | May 23, 2019

Audiobooks: The Past, Present, and Future of Another Way to Read

By James Tate Hill | May 21, 2019

As of Today, the Last Physical Object Used as a Standard of Measurement is No More

By Cutter Wood | May 20, 2019

On the Life-Hacking Origins<br> of Incel Entitlement

On the Life-Hacking Origins
of Incel Entitlement

“We can safely say I'll be dead before I find the proverbial
girl of my dreams.”

By Joseph M. Reagle, Jr. | May 3, 2019

What Are We Saying When We Call<br> an Algorithm 'Creative'?

What Are We Saying When We Call
an Algorithm 'Creative'?

Locating Randomness and Agency in The Code

By Marcus du Sautoy | April 17, 2019

Heike Geissler's Grim Account of<br> the Amazon Workplace

Heike Geissler's Grim Account of
the Amazon Workplace

Inside the Belly of a Very Contemporary Beast

By Monika Zaleska | April 16, 2019

How to Unsettle People by<br> Doing Nothing

How to Unsettle People by
Doing Nothing

Jenny Odell: In Celebration of a Small Rebellion

By Jenny Odell | April 11, 2019

How the Algorithm Rewards Extremism

How the Algorithm Rewards Extremism

Clive Thompson on Big Tech, the Internet, and the Mess We're In

By Clive Thompson | March 28, 2019

Why the Robot Takeover Isn't Coming Any Time Soon

Why the Robot Takeover Isn't Coming Any Time Soon

Without Platonic Dialectics, They Can't Really Understand Language

By Lena Andersson | March 27, 2019

Are Tech Giants the New Superpowers?

Are Tech Giants the New Superpowers?

On China, Trade, and the Shifting Locations of Power

By Peter Frankopan | March 26, 2019

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