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The latest from Peter Leyden’s “The Great Progression: 2025 to 2050”, an essay series published by Freethink.
The Canadian professor takes issue with blocking free speech, but is he part of the problem?
Jordan Peterson is one of the most controversial public figures in recent years. Here’s a recap of some of his ideas.
In ’12 Rules For Life’, Jordan Peterson shows why listening is the most important aspect of any conversation.
A study surveyed 821 people to find the funniest words in the English language.
Rubens’ Prometheus literally flips Michelangelo’s Christ on his head to look at art and gods in a whole new way.
It is truly appalling for people who lead cosseted lives, neglecting their sworn duty to defend the US Constitution, to sneer at those who defend it for free, or at great personal cost.
The explosive growth of the micro-blogging service’s global popularity is emblematic of a trend affecting the entire internet: it’s becoming less American, and less Anglophone.
Michelangelo spent most of his life on a massive guilt trip. When he painted The Crucifixion of St. Peter in 1550 (pictured), he inserted not one, but two self-portraits. To […]
This past week at The Hill newspaper, Ben Geman analyzed President Obama’s speech on climate change, highlighting remarks from environmentalists who welcome Obama’s apparent shift in communication strategy. In the […]
This semester I am teaching a doctoral seminar on the important questions and trends related to media, technology and democracy. In this post, I introduce several major topics and provide […]
Americans have gone through three historic junctures like what we’re witnessing today — and they happen on an uncanny 80-year cycle.
The first in a series of short stories by the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author that inspired the cult hit “Pantheon.”
A fresh view of intelligence — spanning living systems from bacteria to human civilization — challenges the idea that it’s merely problem-solving.
Jono Hey — whose sketches have been shared by the likes of Bill Gates and Steven Bartlett — draws some of his most valued leadership insights.
Whether we should tear down philosophy’s Berlin Wall and let East and West finally merge depends entirely on what we think philosophy is—and what it’s for.
Sixty years ago, the Soviet Union was way ahead of the USA in the space race. Then one critical event changed everything.
When it comes to behavior, genetics may play a larger role than you think.
A prolonged strike could cost the economy between $500 million to $4.5 billion per day.
Many beloved fantasy adventures take place in worlds that bear a striking resemblance to our own.
Just eight of Etched’s Sohu chips could replace 160 Nvidia GPUs.
Welcome to The Nightcrawler — a weekly newsletter from Eric Markowitz covering tech, innovation, and long-term thinking.
“I know what you’re thinking” can sound kind or creepy — depending on who’s saying it.
After almost a century in print, “How to Win Friends and Influence People” still has lessons to teach us.
Alan Turing and Christopher Strachey created a ground-breaking computer program that allowed them to express affection vicariously when so doing publicly, as gay men, was criminal.
“If you’re training an AI to optimize for a task, and deception is a good way for it to complete the task, then there’s a good chance that it will use deception.”
The world needs a moral defense of progress based in humanism and agency.
Whatever your length of service in the top role, this tool-box will help you conquer adversity — and thrive.
The fellowship’s journey through Middle-earth mirrors the modernization of the English countryside.