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Reducing crime in the coming years is easy—and we actually know how
Will the future include more or less violent crime? It depends on whether we rely on prayer, as many politicians are suggesting, or apply proven solutions.
The Splinternet: The balkanized future of cyberspace
Just when we are the most connected we've ever been, we're choosing to disconnect.
How movies get our future wrong—and right
There's a lot we can't know about the future. But films should at least include the things we know for sure.
Democracies fall. So do dictatorships.
The evidence is all around.
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.