Categorized in Tech policyHow the truth was murderedPandemic, protest, and a precarious election have created an overwhelming flood of disinformation. It didn’t have to be this way.
Categorized in Tech policyCapitalism is in crisis. To save it, we need to rethink economic growth.The failure of capitalism to solve our biggest problems is prompting many to question one of its basic precepts.
Categorized in Humans and technologyHumanity is stuck in short-term thinking. Here’s how we escape.Our sense of the future has expanded and contracted over time. But survival means learning new lessons from the shocks society is facing right now.
Categorized in Artificial intelligenceAI has exacerbated racial bias in housing. Could it help eliminate it instead?A discussion on whether machines can ever be fairer than humans.
Categorized in Climate changeInside Singapore’s huge bet on vertical farmingCovid-19 has made food security a major issue. Now Singapore is investing heavily in high-tech farming as it tries to become more self-sufficient.
Categorized in SpaceThis spacecraft is being readied for a one-way mission to deflect an asteroidCan slamming into a space rock at 15,000 miles per hour prevent it from hitting Earth? The DART mission aims to find out.
Categorized in Humans and technologyWhy you don’t really know what you knowOne of the world’s biggest science experiments shows why everybody needs to re-examine what it means to know something.
Categorized in Climate changeFinding homes for the waste that will (probably) outlive humanityThe not-in-my-backyard problem that will go on long after the last backyard is gone.
Categorized in Climate changeSuppressing fires has failed. Here’s what California needs to do instead.It’s time to reverse a century of fire-management policy. That will require sweeping regulatory reforms, and tons of money.