Science & Tech
Can Humans be Hacked?: A Semi-Technical Investigation Into Whether Artificial Intelligence Can Control Our Minds (Yet)
How much can humans really be controlled by the latest artificial intelligence technology?...
Climate Change Heroism In The Insurance Industry
Insurance companies could play a unique role in helping governments, academics, and individuals manage climate change risks....
Modern Magical Realism on Twitter: The Exquisite Modalities and #invisiblenetworks of @ctrlcreep
By posting vignettes and encouraging their Twitter followers to do the same, @ctrlcreep has created a community of surreal, self-aware writing....
A Citizen Science Dinner Party at the Social Observatory
Inside a project that's reimagining how we learn about ourselves, one salad at a time....
Can We Pass Our Species IQ Test?: Interview with Deborah Parrish Snyder
The ambitious, interdisciplinary, global group behind the Institute of Ecotechnics has dedicated decades to ecological innovation — sometimes in the face of hostility and ridicule....
How Do We Combat Polarization Online?
Two peacebuilders at Build Up, a nonprofit dedicated to building peace on social media, go deep on their ideas and methods....
Innovation in an Ebola Epidemic: Interview with Ka-Ping Yee
Ka-Ping Yee is a software engineer who spent months working on Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo, developing tools for Doctors Without Borders. Here are some things he's learned....
The Ideology of Transhumanism: The Ethics of Transcending Our Physical Bodies
Where can we agree to disagree on whether technology should be used to enhance humanity?...
Science and Meditative Spirituality: Robert and the Technology of Enlightenment
What is enlightenment? How can technology be relevant? And what are the pitfalls on the path?...
“A Lot of Us Are Really Embarrassed About This Money:” Interview with a Tech Employee Who Made It Big
An interview with a former Twitter employee who made a fortune — and how they feel about it....