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Video Games: The Defining Medium of the 21st Century

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

Film became the literature of the 20th century. Likewise, video games will take over in this coming century, especially once they learn to listen to us.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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Thinking

Everyday Philosophy: Bad at probability? That might be a blessing.

How black and white is your thinking?

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Starts With A Bang

“Waves in an Impossible Sea”: The 2024 science book of the year

Matt Strassler’s journey into fundamental physics culminates in a brilliant explanation of the Higgs field. Enjoy this exclusive interview.

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Thinking

How to reclaim meaning in a changing world

What if the barrier to a fulfilled life isn’t technology but culture?

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High Culture

Why we need a better Turing test for AI art

With no reliable way to discern the author of an artwork, we may eventually abandon the question of whether something was made by humans or not.

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Health

Dr. AI will see you now

The integration of artificial intelligence into public health could have revolutionary implications for the global south—if only it can get online.

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