Dale McGowan

Dale McGowan

Editor-in-chief. Author of books on nonreligious life, creator of podcasts on music, parenting, and death.

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The standing artillery of Atlanta

Most US cities have their house of cards. This is ours.

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The winds of an evolutionary mismatch

This is not the world we were meant for. That fact hurts some more than others.

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There is no normal

These are not normal times. Then again, they never are.

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The words we'll need, and the words we won't

New realities will give birth to new lexicons.

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Three visions of the year 3000

A quick look at the long run.

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You are one of the most important humans who have ever lived

It isn't the end of the world. But give it a minute.

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The human archipelago

Like most modern toxins, AI's ability to isolate us proceeds with our enthusiastic permission.

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Our political future, according to DeepSeek AI

The international AI game is on.

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The shrugging seculars

Gen Z is the most secular generation, but they wear it lightly. Is that shrugging attitude about to change?

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The unforgiven generations

We will be remembered for nothing else.

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Hyperreal: The next-level escape from the human condition

Our species-long efforts to escape reality are headed to an unreal place.

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The coming extinction of the university

The traditional college teaching model is fatally mismatched to the brains of digital natives.