internet

Soon we’ll be able to blink and instantly go online via computer chips attached to our eyes.

Japanese researchers carry out quantum teleportation within a diamond.

How do you do justice to the truth in a headline-driven world?

The tactics that work now won’t work for long.

Eli Pariser explains why we can’t just think of civility as being polite to one another.

Jonathan Rauch explains why the internet is so hostile to the truth, and what we can do to change that.

YouTube’s constantly changing hate speech and harassment policies beg the question: Where exactly is the line?

If virtue is insufficient temptation, then the internet makes sure we are never lacking.

It will take a crack team of scientists, programmers and philosophers to cure the online hate pandemic.

GenTech aren’t happy about how their data is being collected and used.

Is this proof of a dramatic shift?

Moral grandstanding is a vanity project that sabotages public discourse says moral philosopher Brandon Warmke.

Despite being free to users, Facebook seems to have a monopoly on our speech, our data, and our lives.

The lost practice of face-to-face communication has made the world a more extreme place.

In 1654, Blaise Pascal wrote: “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.” That’s more true today than ever.

Why the culture that destroyed attention spans is now turning to podcasts.

Study finds that readers are still the best judge of fake news and misinformation.

Opinion is more compelling than fact. That’s tearing society apart.

The neuralnanorobotics are coming.

What does the power of the online mob hold for tyranny and conformity?

Why an early Facebook investor is now Facebook’s biggest critic.

IF your goal is to persuade people, that is.

Have swipes and scrolls replaced deep thinking?

The navigation tool has placed a school in the sea, among other things.

This is how data harvesting really works. You’re not going to like it.

It’s a “surprising trend,” said Google’s lead analyst for pay equity.

As Facebook and YouTube move to moderate anti-vaccination content, Amazon has given no indication that it plans to do the same.

Companies refer to like-minded strangers when recommending products to you.

Musican. Actor. Fashion Icon. Internet Visionary?

Former NYTimes executive editor Jill Abramson dissects the big problem with internet news.