Saul Steinberg in the New Yorker, January 12, 1976 I recently read that dogs—through the imperatives of evolution—have developed expressions that invite positive interactions from their humans like “What a good boy” or a scratch behind … [Continue reading]
J. M. W. Turner, "Snow Storm - Steam-Boat off a Harbour's Mouth" (1805) Some days it’s good to be reminded. I saw the aftermath of a terrible car and motorcycle accident a few days ago, and couldn’t help being caught in its blast radius … [Continue reading]
Pink shock and emerald green in the back yard Emily was here for breakfast on Thursday and I had the morning’s news on public radio—the same stories staring at me from the front page of my newspaper—and she said with millennial weariness: Why are … [Continue reading]
The norms that dictate the acceptable use of artificial intelligence in technology are in flux. That's partly because the AI-enabled, personal data gathering by companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon has caused a spirited debate about the right … [Continue reading]
There is a difference between new technology we've already adopted without thinking it through and new technology that we still have the chance to tame before its harms start overwhelming its benefits. Think about Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon … [Continue reading]
