Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
07/25/2022
How to Preserve Dignity in the Digital Age
Digital privacy leader Danielle Citron discusses her forthcoming book "The Fight for Privacy: Protecting Dignity, Identity, and Love in the Digital Age."
07/28/2022
Opinion: Yes, Social Media Really Is Undermining Democracy
Within the past 15 years, social media has insinuated itself into American life more deeply than food-delivery apps into our diets and microplastics into our bloodstreams.
07/21/2022
How Progress Compounds and Why It Matters
Thinking about the future does not require endless hyperbole or even forecasting. There are patterns, from a long-term perspective.
07/21/2022
What Could Go Right? It’s hot, but it’s not a heat apocalypse
Humans can bear heat better than we thought.
07/14/2022
What Could Go Right? Move over, Hubble
Mind-blowing space images from NASA’s bigger, better telescope
07/08/2022
Opinion: Should Machines Replace Mathematicians?
A “replication crisis” in mathematics raises questions about the purpose of knowledge.
07/07/2022
What Could Go Right? Happy birthday, America
Some thoughts about how to keep sitting in the mess.
05/25/2022
Automation, Productivity, Work, and the Future: With Erik Brynjolfsson
Economist and author Erik Brynjolfsson joined host Jason Crawford and the Interintellect community for a SuperSalon on the economics of automation, productivity, and jobs.
06/13/2022
Future Phones Could Be as Easy to Build and Upgrade as LEGOs
If you’ve ever wanted to upgrade the hardware for your phone or smartwatch without having to throw it out with every new product rollout (I’m looking at you, Apple), the future is right around the corner.
06/13/2022
Brewing Milk in Bioreactors
Cellular agriculture startups are culturing human and bovine cells in bioreactors to produce more sustainable milk without animals.
05/31/2022
Is Everything Falling Apart? | Robert Wright & Jonathan Haidt
Are today’s problems typical technological growing pains or alarming signs of demise?
05/20/2022