China's decision to force the use of the "Green Dam" censorware on every PC gives us the latest--and possibly the most glaring--example of a social auto-immune disorder.READ»
The same technologies that have allowed for a potential democratic revolution in Iran could emerge just as readily in support of something far more sinister.READ»
Nature stopped being natural decades ago.
That is to say, starting the mid-19th century, human activity has changed global ecosystem conditions in ways that fall outside the normal variations visible in geological ...READ»
If I drink a cup of coffee, I perk up, stay awake a bit longer, and (seemingly) think a bit faster. We call this tradition.
If I take a modafinil (Provigil), I perk up, stay awake longer, and (measurably) think a bit faster. ...READ»
When the world seems to be falling down all around us, can we afford to spend our time thinking about the future?
In the midst of ongoing wars, accelerating economic collapse, and cascading environmental ruin, it's easy ...READ»
