Society

The lobotomy needs to end.

The start-up is falling behind in the AI race.

When Americans discuss social class, the conversation often centers on income—how much you earn each year. However, net worth tells a far more complete story

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How one era changed everything about the culture — and why we’re so nostalgic for its creations.

AI’s infinite memory could endanger how we think, grow, and imagine. And we can do something about it.

New research from the University of Copenhagen points to a simple yet effective method for combating misinformation on social media: make it slightly harder to share content.

When it goes well, cultural evolution works like biological evolution: the strongest things survive, while flaws, weaknesses, and superfluities disappear. Unfortunately, the progression of culture doesn’t follow such a linear arc. Sometimes the societal pendulum swings simply because of boredom; technological innovations push current practices into obsolescence before we’ve considered what might be lost without […]

Even failures and half steps will be more interesting than the boring stuff.

EVs are poised to age like smartphones.

The 'psyops' revealed by X are entirely the fault of the perverse incentives created by social media monetization programs.

What we lose when casual nudity disappears

by Mindy Clegg

by Scott SamuelsonI was a freshman in college when I first read Plato’s Apology, his version of the event that probably made the biggest mark on him: his

Editor's note: A deeply-reported series on the Flock cameras tracking your movements.

Confidence Game The Great Financial Crisis was a crisis of confidence. Due undisciplined lending and risk modeling disconnected from fundamentals, financial firms had lost trust in counterparties. They didn’t believe that partners in the ecosystem were “good for it”, resulting in margin calls and

I left the election season and didn’t send this newsletter for a few weeks. Mostly because I was fiddling with the tool to send it with, was traveling and...

To turn technical breakthroughs into real-world change, AI must overcome the friction of politics, policy, and human institutions.