Virtual Reality Reboots History
The American dream has always meant living in our own fantasy worlds. Maybe it’s time to really go for it.
Uncovering the political and philosophical aspirations of the scientific enterprise
The American dream has always meant living in our own fantasy worlds. Maybe it’s time to really go for it.
Effective altruism asked us to do more good by becoming less human.
How psychedelics went from counterculture to grind culture
Francis Bacon has been charged with robbing science of its innocence. But what if we’ve all been reading him wrong?
Why 20 years of throwing cold water on utopianism found an audience
Authoritarians’ love for digital technology is no fluke — it’s a product of Silicon Valley’s “smart” paternalism.
Reading The Blithedale Romance, a novel of utopian hopes and human passions