The Rhetoric of Big Tech
June 11, 2023
Big tech is known for its “disruption” of established industries and changing fundamental aspects of…
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The Creative Life
August 8, 2021
Parents and students alike often think that a college major defines possible career options. Yet…
The Ethics of Algorithms
April 18, 2021
Recent years have seen the rise of machine learning algorithms surrounding us in our homes…
Monstrous Technologies?
November 1, 2020
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein raises powerful questions about the responsibilities of scientists to consider the impact…
The Internet of Things
February 16, 2020
Smart TVs, refrigerators, cars, and entire houses—the internet of things refers to the networking of…
Driverless Cars at the Moral Crossroads
December 8, 2019
Autonomous vehicles are quickly emerging as the next innovation that will change society in radical…
Will Innovation Kill Us?
August 5, 2018
Innovation, be it social, economic, or technological, is often hailed as the panacea for all…
The Ethics of Drone Warfare
May 27, 2018
The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, aka ‘drone,’ is increasingly the weapon of choice in America’s military…
Cyber-Activism
September 17, 2017
Whether it’s making donations and signing petitions online, or using social media to highlight political…
The Examined Year: 2016
January 8, 2017
Our annus horribilis is over. But what ideas and events took shape in 2016 that challenged our assumptions…
Turbo-Charging the Mind
June 7, 2015
The rapid advance of computer technology in recent decades has produced a vast array of…
Too Much Information
February 6, 2011
“We’re just never going to catch up,” writes David Weinberger in Everything Is Miscellaneous. That…
Digital Selves
October 10, 2010
Second Life and dozens of other online adventures involve creating digital selves, and millions of…
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