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August 18, 2016
H. V. Jagadish
When Computers Are Fairer Than Humans
Some algorithms may be less biased than their creators.
August 17, 2016
Sven Birkerts
Werner Herzog Dreams of Electric Sheep
In his new documentary, the director turns his attention to the wonders of the internet.
July 26, 2016
Matthew Kirschenbaum
How Technology Has Changed the Way Authors Write
June 23, 2016
Jessica Nordell
Stop Giving Digital Assistants Female Voices
Siri, Alexa, and now Viv all sound like women. That's a problem in real life.
June 22, 2016
Magazine
Paul Ford
Reboot the World
The internet was supposed to be democratic and open to all. Then Facebook and the NSA got their hands on it. Is it too late to reclaim our digital future?
June 16, 2016
Navneet Alang
You Can Never Hide From Your Boss
What Microsoft's purchase of LinkedIn heralds for the future of work.
June 15, 2016
Anna Wiener
The Meaning of Online Life
Virginia Heffernan's new book argues that the internet is a work of art.
June 9, 2016
Esther Breger
Jennifer Lawrence will be donning a black turtleneck to play everyone’s favorite former billionaire.
June 7, 2016
Olivia Solon
Smartphones Won’t Make Your Kids Dumb. We Think.
How vigilant should parents be about the amount and type of screen time their children have access to?
May 27, 2016
Jeet Heer
Peter Thiel’s Revenge Against Gawker Is Neither Justice Nor Philanthropy
May 26, 2016
Adam Peck
Your phone has more computing power than the technology powering America’s nuclear arsenal.
May 26, 2016
Navneet Alang
Who’s Afraid of Artificial Intelligence?
AI will make our devices obsolete. What does that mean for human relationships to technology?
May 20, 2016
Navneet Alang
Why Animal GIFs Make Us Feel Better
They're the only thing on the internet nobody fights about.
May 17, 2016
Mark Moritz
Big Data’s “Streetlight Effect”
Where and how we look affects what we see.
May 13, 2016
Navneet Alang
Life in the Age of Algorithms
As society becomes more wedded to technology, it's important to consider the formulas that govern our data.
May 12, 2016
Magazine
Moira Weigel
Flirting With Humanity
The search for an artificial intelligence smart enough to love.
May 3, 2016
Navneet Alang
Bots Will Tear Us Apart
The bot revolution is nearly here. What will it look like?
April 19, 2016
Michelle Legro
Marissa Mayer leans in all the way to a possible $137 million buyout from Yahoo.
April 19, 2016
Geoff Watts
The One-Armed Robot That Will Look After Me Until I Die
April 13, 2016
Adam Peck
The FBI-Apple fight has turned into a bad movie.
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