Fifty years ago the United States ‘celebrated’ our nation’s founding with red, white, and blue junk from sea to shining sea. As the Semiquincentennial looms, we still haven’t learned our lesson.
Ethics & Values
Code Is Becoming Cheap, Judgment Is Becoming Expensive
Companies are simultaneously laying off developers while offering high salaries for engineers with AI skills.
Companies are simultaneously laying off developers while offering high salaries for engineers with AI skills.
Dusting the Tongue for Prints
How imitation reveals itself over time.
How imitation reveals itself over time.
Miro Vanadze on War Injuries, Ukraine’s Fight, and Independent Journalism
How does Miro Vanadze describe MMA rehabilitation, Ukraine’s war against Russia, and why the Kremlin fears independent journalists?
Miro Vanadze: “Russia is afraid of the truth. That is why they hate independent journalists.”
The Sad 250th Birthday of a Nation (Ours) Gone Horribly Wrong
There’s not much to celebrate, as the pathetic collapse of the US intensifies.
There’s not much to celebrate, as the pathetic collapse of the US intensifies.
From Croissant to Farmscraper
Why even Artificial Intelligence struggles to dream outside the box — and why we must.
Why even Artificial Intelligence struggles to dream outside the box — and why we must.
Opinion: The MAHA Movement’s Worrisome Embrace of Ibogaine
The Trump administration is promoting a risky remedy for opioid addiction while slashing support for proven treatments.
The Trump administration is promoting a risky remedy for opioid addiction while slashing support for proven treatments.
Courting Fascism: Facing Trump’s Supreme Coup
When the law fails the people, where do they go?
When the law fails the people, where do they go?
Everywhere Insiders 55: Iran, Russia, Israel, Ebola, and Europe’s Security Failures
How does Irina Tsukerman assess Iran’s Strait of Hormuz pressure, Russia’s escalation rhetoric, Israel’s political crisis, the DRC Ebola outbreak, and Europe’s migration-security failures?
“The goal should not be collective punishment. It should be precision.”
Should Ais Be Required to Report a Human User Contemplating Violence?
These tragedies and others show that generative AI can potentially play a role in harming people, organizations and the environment.
These tragedies and others show that generative AI can potentially play a role in harming people, organizations and the environment.
Interview: California Lawmaker Calls for a Peptide Working Group
Legislator Joe Patterson has introduced a bill that would direct efforts to study and recommend use of certain peptides.
Legislator Joe Patterson has introduced a bill that would direct efforts to study and recommend use of certain peptides.
Stalking, Surveillance, and the New Violence of Obsession
The panopticon of envy
The panopticon of envy
The Myth of Modern Masculinity
Inside the Manosphere.
Inside the Manosphere.
Looksmaxxing Isn’t Just a TikTok Trend – It Often Reflects Severe Body Image Issues in Teen Boys and Young Men
It could also push social media companies to create appropriate guidelines around looksmaxxing content, help parents recognize warning signs and connect struggling boys and young men to the care they need and deserve.
It could also push social media companies to create appropriate guidelines around looksmaxxing content, help parents recognize warning signs and connect struggling boys and young men to the care they need and deserve.
The Phone Call That Changed Everything
Life does not wait for you to be ready; it forces you to respond.
Life does not wait for you to be ready; it forces you to respond.
We Studied What Happened When Financially Struggling Artists Received $1,000 a Month, No Strings Attached, for 18 Months
A photographer who once was commissioned to make art for an advertising campaign is now competing with graphics produced by the AI image generator Midjourney.
A photographer who once was commissioned to make art for an advertising campaign is now competing with graphics produced by the AI image generator Midjourney.