Technology

Michael Carteron
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Disconnected while connected: The paradox of modern life

Rather than broadening our horizons, technology is encouraging us to retreat into our own echo chambers.

Susan Fourtané
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Next-gen humanoid robots will take over your household chores

Robots have become capable of tasks like loading the dishwasher and folding laundry.

Susan Fourtané
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The future of flying vehicles is closer than you think

Self-flying air taxis could be mainstream as soon as 2030.

Deedee Redletter
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Odds and ends: The Amish response to technocentrism

We could all take a lesson from the Amish approach to technology.

Deedee Redletter
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AI chatbots are coming for you: The glass is half-full, and AI can't draw it

We need to use technology mindfully to enhance our experiences without diminishing ourselves.

Deedee Redletter
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AI chatbots are coming for you: A glitch in the (nervous) system

All minds, as well as mind-like AIs, use tricks and shortcuts that make them brittle.

Deedee Redletter
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AI chatbots are coming for you: The binge-and-purge reinforcement schedule

Are sex robots a safe outlet for unhealthy urges, or do they make the problem worse?

Adam Lee
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In vivo gene editing: The medicine of the future

The holy grail of genetic therapy has arrived.

Adam Lee
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AI ushers in the post-truth era of politics

Don't believe anything you see or hear.

Tom Krattenmaker
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A techno-pessimist of a different sort

The tech isn't the problem.

Adam Lee
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The benefit of disconnecting

We have more information than ever. Is it helping?

Tom Krattenmaker
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The broligarchs and the quest for immortality

When the solution to having more money than you can spend in a lifetime is much, much more lifetime.