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Absurdities to die for: The tribal psychology of the last pandemic, and the next one
As we approach the possibility of another pandemic, psychologist Hector Garcia looks at the tribal thinking behind COVID denial.
Weather whiplash: How the future will have to design for resilience
Climate change isn't headed for an extreme. It's headed for every extreme.
Hyperreal: The next-level escape from the human condition
Our species-long efforts to escape reality are headed to an unreal place.
Wars of extreme convenience
The easier war gets, the more wars we'll see.
AI will be the death of the internet
The future of the internet is a lifeless wasteland. But what comes after that could be wild.
A brief history of temporary dictatorships
The best time to learn how authoritarianism works is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.
The methadone of the people
It's tempting to imagine a future free of the opium of the people. But there's a new addiction right behind it.