The Technological Condition

The Idea Incarnate

How Victor Frankenstein’s thoughts ran away from him

From: Frankenstein at 200

Responsible Frankensteins?

The trouble with the idea that we can play God, but ethically

From: Frankenstein at 200

Lives of the Immortalists

The human stories of people who don’t want to be human

Wokeness and Myth on Campus

Crying “free exchange of ideas!” misses the cultural meaning of protest in a society coming apart.

The Undeath of Cinema

Why digital resurrection is so creepy — and how it’s hastening Hollywood’s decline into a soulless factory

Till Tomorrow

Why farmers were the first time travelers

Human Gene Editing Arrives in America

Reflections on the Instrumentalization of Human Life

On the Shelf

Short reviews of books on the opioid epidemic, the crisis of authority, Silicon Valley, the “new eugenics,” and more

Making Technological Miracles

The case for curiosity-driven science — and a new way to think about R&D

Why Information Matters

What philosophy and computer science can contribute to each other

From: Information, Matter, and Life