“Mind-reading” neural decoders could spell the end of privacy. But the full ramifications of this technology…
Author: Leo Kim
The Mysterious Power of the Platform, the Internet’s Building Block
If everything is a platform—sites for networking, ride-sharing, dog-walking—does that mean nothing is a platform?
Preferring Biological Children Is Immoral
Most people say they want their kids to be their own genetic offspring—but such a desire…
The End of ‘Life’ As You Know It
Society’s outdated ideas about what it means to be alive are obstructing progress on some of…
Fake Pictures of People of Color Won’t Fix AI Bias
Companies claim synthetic images can add diversity to AI data sets, but they carry functional and…
TikTok’s Greatest Asset Isn’t Its Algorithm—It’s Your Phone
Escaping the platform's addictive grasp means first overhauling our relationship to our devices.
Humanity’s Biggest Problems Require a Whole New Media Mode
In this era of climate change and crisis, it's time for formats as varied, animal, and…
Deepfakes Can Help Families Mourn—or Exploit Their Grief
Death holograms aren't inherently creepy. They're part of a lineage of grief technologies that stretches back…