To say that Don DeLillo dislikes television would be an understatement. He actually seems to think it’s imperiling our souls. DeLillo’s novel White Noise—which won the National Book Award in 1985 and secured his reputation as one of the best contemporary American writers—was . . . . Continue Reading »
The technologies referred to as “artificial intelligence” or “AI” are more momentous than most people realize. Their impact will be at least equal to, and may well exceed, that of electricity, the computer, and the internet. What’s more, their impact will be massive and rapid, faster than . . . . Continue Reading »
IVG would encourage us to treat human beings not as persons, but as made-to-order products. Continue Reading »
Academic content is now implicated in a technology that youths have been primed to use, interpret, and value for different purposes. Continue Reading »
In a regime of automation, the spirited man comes to seem dangerous, “maladaptive,” “a bug in the system.” Continue Reading »
The American Clinicians Academy on Medical Aid in Dying recently published formal guidelines that permit doctors to assist suicides via the Internet. Continue Reading »
When Boeing introduced its flagship 707 jet airliner in 1958, the power to cruise at 977 kilometers per hour did more than enable routine transcontinental commercial flights. It fed the optimistic self-understanding of a society proud to have entered the Jet Age. More than sixty years . . . . Continue Reading »
The self-driving car is coming. It is not just possible but a virtual—so to speak—certainty, within perhaps a decade. Continue Reading »
For adolescents, reading is a negligible activity—they reach for the phone before picking up a book, magazine, or newspaper. Continue Reading »
In this episode, Marygrace Sexton and Mark discuss the dangers of technology and how to combat smartphone addiction. Continue Reading »
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