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The Silicon Spies: Public Money and Private Surveillance

The Silicon Spies: Public Money and Private Surveillance

How the American Government Invests in Data-Gathering Start-Ups

By Yasha Levine | February 27, 2018

How Do We Ever Escape Surveillance Capitalism?

How Do We Ever Escape Surveillance Capitalism?

Andrew Keen and Noam Cohen Talk About How to Fix the Future

By Noam Cohen | February 6, 2018

Storage Space for the Undead: Inside the Cryonics Business

Storage Space for the Undead: Inside the Cryonics Business

Thomas Mira y Lopez Considers the Search for Eternal Life (and Frozen Heads)

By Thomas Mira y Lopez | December 28, 2017

The Downloadable Brain: We're Closer Than We Think to Immortality

The Downloadable Brain: We're Closer Than We Think to Immortality

Stanley Bing Considers Rooting for the Bad Guys in Search of Eternal Life

By Stanley Bing | December 8, 2017

How I Turned My Discarded Novel Drafts Into an AI

How I Turned My Discarded Novel Drafts Into an AI

Could a Computer Learn to Imitate Me?

By Kirsten Menger-Anderson | November 30, 2017

The Promise and Disappointment of Virtual Reality

The Promise and Disappointment of Virtual Reality

A Cultural History of VR—And its Repeated Failure to Catch On

By Mark Riboldi | November 28, 2017

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Why the Line Between Fact and Fiction is Even Blurrier Online

By Andrew O'Hagan | October 12, 2017

How Technology Makes Us Less Free

By Franklin Foer | September 13, 2017

So, Can We Actually Predict Earthquakes?

By Kathryn Miles | August 31, 2017

It's Been 100 Years and the Robots <em>Still</em> Haven't Taken Over

It's Been 100 Years and the Robots Still Haven't Taken Over

From Karel Čapek to Isaac Asimov, a Brief History of Machine Anxiety

By Roslynn D. Haynes | August 28, 2017

Twitter and Facebook All in One: On the Rise of China's Weibo

Twitter and Facebook All in One: On the Rise of China's Weibo

The Subversive Cat-and-Mouse Games of Chinese 'Netizens'

By Alec Ash | March 6, 2017

Encountering Literary Bots in the Wilds of Twitter

Encountering Literary Bots in the Wilds of Twitter

A Novelty, A Surprise, and A Balm for News-Induced Anxiety

By Ellie Broughton | March 2, 2017

Transhumanism: More Nightmare Than Dream?

Transhumanism: More Nightmare Than Dream?

Gabrielle Bellot on the Shadowy Line Between Human and Machine

By Gabrielle Bellot | February 27, 2017

Who is the Genius Behind Merriam-Webster's Social Media?

Who is the Genius Behind Merriam-Webster's Social Media?

In Conversation with a Dictionary

By Emily Temple | November 28, 2016

Are Video Games Teaching Children to Kill?

Are Video Games Teaching Children to Kill?

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman on "Boot Camp for Kids"

By Lt. Col. Dave Grossman | November 18, 2016

The Apocalypse We Can't Even See: A.I.

The Apocalypse We Can't Even See: A.I.

Even If We Welcome Our New Robot Overlords, They'll Probably Ignore It

By Alan Glynn | October 21, 2016

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