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The Strange Allure of the Blockchain

All of the branded cryptos and NFTs were born out of the invention of the blockchain. This technology is a cultural iteration. Blockchain is about solidarity among strangers. That’s the kind of thing we have been striving for since the first mechanical age.

24 January 2022
Tressie McMillan Cottom
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Why Facebook Whistle-Blower Frances Haugen Thinks She Will Outlast Mark Zuckerberg

The Facebook whistle-blower Frances Haugen leaked a treasure trove of internal documents to the press and testified before Congress about the extent to which the tech giant fuels political polarization and erodes the mental health of teenagers.

20 December 2021
Produced by ‘Sway’
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Independent Journalism Is at Risk. Here’s How to Save It.

It will take more than speeches — or indeed Nobel prizes — to save independent journalism.

13 December 2021
Maria Ressa and Mark Thompson
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Great Protocol Politics

The 21st century doesn’t belong to China, the United States, or Silicon Valley. It belongs to the internet.

11 December 2021
Parag Khanna, Balaji S. Srinivasan
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What Tech Futurists Get Wrong About Human Autonomy

A specter is haunting our technological imaginaries: the specter of autonomy. The problem is that we can’t quite decide from what or for whom.

9 December 2021
DIVYA SIDDARTH AND KELSIE NABBEN
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Islamophobia in the press must be tackled head-on. Silence is not an option

Αnalysis shows that almost two-thirds of articles paint Muslims in a negative light.

2 December 2021
Miqdaad Versi
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Social media giants monetise anger and trolling is the result. A crackdown is welcome

The Coalition proposals would significantly shift the way these global advertising monopolies operate.

1 December 2021
Peter Lewis
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We’re Longing for the One Thing the Metaverse Can’t Give Us

After I’ve struggled with anorexia and bulimia for more than 20 years, the last thing I want is technology that further estranges me from my body.

26 November 2021
Joanna Novak
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Why We Need Space Ethicists

We have the opportunity to make our way into this untrammeled territory with an attitude of reverence and cautious discovery-making, not conquest and claims-making.

23 November 2021
CHELSEA HARAMIA
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Economists and Epidemiologists Need to Get Along

A new project tries to bring the bickering sides together.

19 November 2021
Peter Coy
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