Thor Benson

Thor Benson is a traveling writer who is currently located in Portland, Oregon. He writes for Fast Company, VICE Magazine, Vortex Music Magazine, and others. His writing covers internet privacy, drug policy, LGBT issues, new technology, design and more.

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What We Learn From Living In The Harsh Conditions Of Mars Will Help Us If We Fully Destroy Earth

We may not ship the entire population off to the red planet, but as our environment gets more and more dangerous, the technologies we develop to live on the Martian surface will help us here, too.

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Can America’s Desert Cities Adapt Before They Dry Out And Die?

Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and many other western cities are all growing fast–and are all running out of water.

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What Will The Economy Look Like When The Robots Take Your Job?

A future of automation could play out in many different ways–from a leisurely society where machines do the hard work for us, to a dystopia where the robots make us all bankrupt.

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How Much Will A Pack Of Joints Cost? The Future Of Mass Market Marijuana

As the weed business becomes legal in more and more states, don’t be surprised to see big tobacco turn into big marijuana. But how much will they charge you?

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Why haven’t we evolved a solution to aging?

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To fix the climate, we have to fix our soil

Impact

High CO2 levels will wreck plants’ nutritional value, so don’t plan on surviving on vegetables

Creativity

“The day innocence died”: How the media covered Columbine 20 years ago

Creativity

That tone-deaf Ancestry ad was playing on Canadian emotions about Americans

Creativity

Netflix is opening a production hub in NYC

Co.Design

The story behind the redesigned Game of Thrones title sequence

Co.Design

Thor Benson

What We Learn From Living In The Harsh Conditions Of Mars Will Help Us If We Fully Destroy Earth

We may not ship the entire population off to the red planet, but as our environment gets more and more dangerous, the technologies we develop to live on the Martian surface will help us here, too.

Can America’s Desert Cities Adapt Before They Dry Out And Die?

Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and many other western cities are all growing fast–and are all running out of water.

What Will The Economy Look Like When The Robots Take Your Job?

A future of automation could play out in many different ways–from a leisurely society where machines do the hard work for us, to a dystopia where the robots make us all bankrupt.

How Much Will A Pack Of Joints Cost? The Future Of Mass Market Marijuana

As the weed business becomes legal in more and more states, don’t be surprised to see big tobacco turn into big marijuana. But how much will they charge you?

Impact

Why haven’t we evolved a solution to aging?

To fix the climate, we have to fix our soil

High CO2 levels will wreck plants’ nutritional value, so don’t plan on surviving on vegetables

Creativity

“The day innocence died”: How the media covered Columbine 20 years ago

That tone-deaf Ancestry ad was playing on Canadian emotions about Americans

Netflix is opening a production hub in NYC

Co.Design

The story behind the redesigned Game of Thrones title sequence

An ex-Apple designer explains why Cupertino didn’t address screen addiction earlier

The real reason why luxury fashion brands love the art world

Work Life

Why transparency is much more than just disclosing information

You should take “you have too much time on your hands” as a compliment

Running a business helped me recover from burnout. Here’s how