Hitting the Books: Is the hunt for technological supremacy harming our collective humanity?
It's the dawning of the age of Homo Faber.
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Hitting the Books: Why Travis Kalanick got Uber into the self-driving car game
For a moment, the ride-hailing firm sat on the cutting edge of automotive autonomy.
Hitting the Books: Kenya's digital divide is hampering its mobile money revolution
The division between haves vs have-nots spans the globe.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Hitting the Books: The continuing controversies surrounding e-cig safety
Nicotine vapes have become the favorite tobacco product of American teens.
Hitting the Books: AI doctors and the dangers tiered medical care
Would you be OK with paying for “last year’s medicine at last year’s prices”?
Hitting the Books: Smaller cameras and projectors helped the Allies win WWII
Advances in film tech revolutionized how American armed forces fought.
Hitting the Books: The racist underpinnings of incel ideology
White supremacy and misogyny go hand in hand on the internet.
Hitting the Books: What do we want our AI-powered future to look like?
Ethical decision making must be a cornerstone of the coming robot revolution.
Hitting the Books: How Bell Labs jump-started the multimedia art movement
It was a Cold War collaboration between the worlds of art and engineering.
Hitting the Books: How autonomous EVs could help solve climate change
The world may be on fire right now but the future is looking bright!
Hitting the Books: How NYC's iconic subway system shaped the city
Its official debut in 1904 led to a golden age for real estate developers.
Hitting the Books: What really goes into your artisanal cheese
Wait, rennet comes from where?
Hitting the Books: How one of our first 'smart' weapons helped stop the Nazis
This crucial WWII invention had nothing to do with nukes.
Hitting the Books: Widespread DNA testing could intensify American racism
Its potential for abuse at the hands of law enforcement is simply too great.
Hitting the Books: The latest 'Little Brother' is a stark cybersecurity thriller
How do you fight the power when you're working for The Man?
Hitting the Books: How to fight gerrymandering with math
The only thing that stops a bad guy with an algorithm is a good guy with an algorithm.
Hitting the Books: How colonialism unified the Western world's clocks
Who needs the sun and the stars when we've got universal Newtonian time?
Hitting the Books: The invisible threat that every ISS astronaut fears
In space, no one can hear you suffocate.
Hitting the Books: How social media keeps us clicking
Can't stop, won't stop doomscrolling.
Hitting the books: How China uses AI to influence its 1.4 billion citizens
The Great Fire Wall was only the beginning.
