August 20, 2019
Why Science Can’t Break the GMO Stalemate
The debate won’t be settled technocratically because it’s about technocracy itself.
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August 20, 2019
Can Chess Survive Artificial Intelligence?
Computers are taking the error out of human chess — and the adventure.
July 24, 2019
After Technopoly
Technocratic solutionism is dying. To replace it, we must learn again the creation and reception of myth.
July 16, 2019
NASA’s Next 50 Years
A half-century after Apollo, the agency risks irrelevance. It’s time for a real — and different — mission.
June 3, 2019
In Search of Lost Time on YouTube
Laurence Scott on how the platform takes us to places where we ache to go again
May 7, 2019
The Inescapable Town Square
Social media is a throwback, combining the worst of prior eras of communication.
May 7, 2019
Preserving Real-Life Childhood
A society that doesn’t tear itself apart online must raise kids who know life offline
May 7, 2019
How Not to Regulate Social Media
Proposed privacy and bot laws don’t target real problems, and would cause needless harm.
May 7, 2019
May 7, 2019
Do You Know Who Your ‘Friends’ Are?
Making digital conversations humane will require defining our online relationships