How is technology shaping our world?

Should We Be Worried About Artificial Intelligence?

Should AI be feared or celebrated? Can computers actually possess “intelligence” or “think”? Is human death merely a “technical problem”?

Alex Jones, Online Communities, and the Muddy Waters of Free Speech

The recent campaign against popular talk show host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has once again ignited discussion...

The Flattered Selfies of MeWorld

There is something about a smart phone that subtly (and not so subtly) conveys the notion that we are important. With three missed calls, 18 unread e-mails, and 32 notifications...

You Are What You Possess

A shocking story appeared in the Times of India about a teenager, thirteen years of age, who had taken to prostitution because of her obsessive craze for high-end gadgets and...

In Defense of Listening

"I like to listen," said Ernest Hemingway. "I have learned a great deal from listening carefully." Hemingway speaks of a significant virtue, lamenting accurately, "Most people...

Words, Language, and Humanity

Some anniversaries slip past us without recognition, and yet one such forgotten recipient continues to smile regardless. The first emoticon, perhaps better known in the realm of...

Technology and Humanity

Through Glass, Darkly

There's a scene a few chapters into the comedy science-fiction novel, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, where Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed former president of the...

Liberating Information

"The world isn't run by weapons anymore, or energy, or money. It's run by little ones and zeros, little bits of data. It's all just electrons.... There’s a war out there... and...

Hyperseeing in a Hyper-filled Space

On the influence of media and technology, discussions continue to abound. "Is Google making us stupid?" "Is Twitter bad for the soul?" "Is Facebook changing the way we relate?"(1)...