Geist in the machine

The Machine Rumor Mill

Paul Kingsnorth argues technocratic civilization is not merely misguided but malevolent. Blame "the Machine"

Sean Carroll’s Mindscape Podcast: Andrew Guthrie Ferguson on How Your Data Will Be Used Against You

Marcus Aurelius on the Good Luck of Your Bad Luck: The Stoic Strategy for Weathering Life’s Waves and Turning Suffering into Strength

The Federal Spending Spree Will Make the Next Economic Shock Even Worse

The American Psychological Association Plays Both Sides of the Gender Debate

Mitochondria packaged in blood cell membranes improve disease symptoms in mice

Gavin Newsom’s $114 Million Butterfly Bridge

Court Backs First-Grader in Suit Over School Reaction to 'Any Life' Matters Drawing

Three anesthesia drugs all have the same effect in the brain, MIT researchers find

Penny, a Doberman pinscher, wins the Westminster dog show

Alison Gopnik: “Generative” AI is a summarizing machine, not a genuinely intelligent agent — like, say, a kitten

New York’s Progressive Machine Spurns Kathy Hochul

Voting Machine Company Smartmatic's Defamation Suit Against Ex-Trump-Lawyer Sidney Powell Can Go Forward

"One Would Expect … Attorneys Believe They Bring Some Level of Value to Their Clients Beyond That of a Machine"

Trump Gives IVF a Shoutout in the State of the Union Address

Plaintiff Who Voluntarily Dismissed Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Ex-Boyfriend Must Pay Defendant's Costs, but not Attorney's Fees

The Third Self: Mary Oliver on Creativity and Time

Updated Version of My Article "Immigration is Not Invasion"

The End of the Nuclear-Arms-Control Era

How Fast Will A.I. Agents Rip Through the Economy? Ezra Klein talks to Jack Clark