April 3, 2023
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April 3, 2023
Nature, Toothless and Declawed
In “Bisclavret,” a twelfth-century narrative poem by Marie de France, the moment in which the unwilling werewolf is...
December 28, 2022
When the Machine Opts In to You
The self-help response to oppressive ways of living only plays into the problem.
December 28, 2022
September 1, 2022
The Big Whimper
Barely a hundred years after the discovery of phosphorus in 1669, Joseph Wright of Derby commemorated the event with a...
June 28, 2022
The Supergenius at the End of the World
In Neal Stephenson’s sci-fi, democracy is an obstacle to Muskian great men saving us all.
June 28, 2022
Stuck Between Climate Doom and Denial
The failure of a mega-popular critique of climate science shows why we need a third option in the debate.
April 29, 2022
Can We Be Human in Meatspace?
In thinking about technology, three questions are fundamental. What is technology for? What are we for? And how is our...
March 8, 2022
February 15, 2022
