Cultural politics / Technology with limits How 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? By Leo Babauta / 17 Jan 2019
Cultural politics / Welcome to the ‘New Dark Age.’ A terrifying new book by James Bridle calls on us to embrace uncertainty. By Niki Seth-Smith / 20 May 2018
Cultural politics / Techno-brilliance or techno-stupidity? We pay a high price when we confuse addictive pseudo-significance with real meaning. By Charles M. Johnston / 5 Nov 2017
Cultural politics / Combating online abuse with the principles of nonviolent resistance Individual and collective empowerment may be a more effective strategy than policing or legal action. By Brian Martin / 27 Oct 2017
Cultural politics / Humanizing technology It’s easier to turn technology in the direction of democracy and social justice when it’s developed with social and emotional intelligence. By Kaliya Identity Woman / 19 Sep 2017
Cultural politics / ‘Assemble ye trolls:’ the rise of online hate speech Anti-Semitic tweets were viewed ten billion times on twitter in 2016—that’s why the alt-right loves the internet. By A.E. Elliott / 20 Aug 2017
Politics & activism / Could Facebook provide an antidote to political polarization? Is it so hard to listen and speak respectfully to people you disagree with? By Jeff Rasley / 23 Jul 2017
Cultural politics / For automation to benefit society it must serve human beings—not replace them Advances in artificial intelligence call us to revisit basic questions about work, love and human purpose. By David Korten / 24 Mar 2017
Cultural politics / Empathy and vulnerability in the digital age The cyber-world collapses the distance between the spectator and the scene of brutality, but does this encourage voyeurism or solidarity? By Richard Raber / 25 Jan 2017
Cultural politics / The internet can spread hate, but it can also help to tackle it Hate picks no sides—it merely fills the gaps left by broken communication. Listen to a recorded audio version of this article courtesy of curio.io. By Mana Farooghi / 18 Jan 2017
Media & communications / Lost in space? Silicon Valley and the future of democracy When Elon Musk talks about governance on Mars, what’s really scary are the implications for democracy on Earth. By Ziyaad Bhorat / 13 Jul 2016
Cultural politics / Does 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 male, good or bad. By Eleonora Zbanke / 11 Jul 2016
