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Published in: TransformationTechnology with limitsHow can we tame technology to do what we need and then let it go so that we can be more connected to each other in real life?
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Published in: TransformationWelcome to the ‘New Dark Age.’A terrifying new book by James Bridle calls on us to embrace uncertainty.
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Published in: TransformationTechno-brilliance or techno-stupidity?We pay a high price when we confuse addictive pseudo-significance with real meaning.
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Published in: TransformationCombating online abuse with the principles of nonviolent resistanceIndividual and collective empowerment may be a more effective strategy than policing or legal action.
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Published in: TransformationHumanizing technologyIt’s easier to turn technology in the direction of democracy and social justice when it’s developed with social and...
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Published in: Transformation‘Assemble ye trolls:’ the rise of online hate speechAnti-Semitic tweets were viewed ten billion times on twitter in 2016—that’s why the alt-right loves the internet.
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Published in: TransformationCould Facebook provide an antidote to political polarization?Is it so hard to listen and speak respectfully to people you disagree with?
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Published in: TransformationFor automation to benefit society it must serve human beings—not replace themAdvances in artificial intelligence call us to revisit basic questions about work, love and human purpose.
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Published in: TransformationEmpathy and vulnerability in the digital ageThe cyber-world collapses the distance between the spectator and the scene of brutality, but does this encourage...
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Published in: TransformationThe internet can spread hate, but it can also help to tackle itHate picks no sides—it merely fills the gaps left by broken communication. Listen to a recorded audio version of...
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Published in: TransformationLost in space? Silicon Valley and the future of democracyWhen Elon Musk talks about governance on Mars, what’s really scary are the implications for democracy on Earth.
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Published in: TransformationDoes anyone know what’s real anymore?Increasingly we are lost in a world of binary codes: zero or one, Republican or Democrat, black or white, female or...
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Published in: TransformationReclaiming conversationAre smart-phones eroding authentic communication? A Q&A with Sherry Turkle.
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Published in: TransformationWorkaholics anonymous: four ways to take time outBeing an effective, productive employee was everything I dreamt of. Until illness caught up with me and I had to...
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Published in: TransformationFrom Orlando to Suffragette: how feminist films transform their audiencesWhat propels a person to whole-hearted engagement in social change?
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Published in: TransformationWe need to talk about PTSDUsing the hashtag #PTSDChat to spread the word, I paint the trauma of war veterans, rape survivors and first responders.
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Published in: TransformationDead name: why Facebook is wrong about who we areFor me the legal barriers that block living authentically are upsetting. But for others they are downright dangerous.
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Published in: TransformationThe mindful media diet: how to consciously consume the newsUnderstanding how we digest the news gives us the power to stop being passive media consumers and benefit our wellbeing.
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Published in: TransformationAre you cultivating knowledge or just consuming information?Whether the internet is a mindless distraction or the greatest educational tool ever invented is all in how we use it.
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Published in: TransformationWhy we need the internet more today than ever beforeBeing able to transmit and receive on so many different levels to such a variety of audiences may be rewiring us for...
