That ‘Mother of All Bombs’ Was Just Waiting For the Right Target
What’s a Massive Ordinance Air Blast? “Just a big canister with a lot of explosive in it.” The post That…
How to Stay Focused in a Garbage-Fire News Cycle
Take a breath, and turn off your push notifications. The post How to Stay Focused in a Garbage-Fire News Cycle…
Trump & Co. Just Picked the Wrong Fight With Twitter
On Thursday, Twitter got a chance to flex its free-speech championing muscle. The post Trump & Co. Just Picked the…
Facebook Pushes News Literacy to Combat a Crisis of Trust
Facebook joins with the founder of Craigslist to fix a crisis of faith in the news, but questions remain about…
That Cool Dialect on The Expanse Mashes Up 6 Languages
Belter is more than an accent. It’s full-fledged language that speaks to outsiderness. The post That Cool Dialect on The…
American Spies Now Have Their Very Own Smartphone App
Chris Rasmussen is on a mission, which makes sense, since he’s a spy. But this mission isn’t spooky. It’s geeky.…
Wanna Protect Your Online Privacy? Open a Tab and Make Some Noise
After Tuesday’s vote by the House of Representatives to strip online privacy protections, a new site aims to mask your…
Innovation Can Fix Government, Sure. Either That or Break It
Trump is embracing the cult of innovation in government. But as he learned last week, moving fast and breaking things…
Hate to Break It to Steve Mnuchin, But AI’s Already Taking Jobs
Today, in 2017, the treasury secretary said he had no worries about robots putting people out of work. The post…
Silicon Valley Would Rather Cure Death Than Make Life Worth Living
While Silicon Valley titans are drunk on the transhumanist promise to cure death, people are dying of curable problems that…