Writers respond to Marc Andreessen’s AI optimism with their own manifesto: ‘It’s mostly nonsense’ How will “The Techno-Optimist Manifesto,” venture capitalist Marc Andreessen’s paean to economic growth and artificial intelligence, play to a wider… Read More
The case for art: Humanity has ‘never been better and we have never felt worse,’ says sociologist Humanity has never been in better shape than it is today. That’s what sociologist Steven Tepper argues, anyway. But it certainly… Read More
In defense of boredom: Why your phone is killing your creativity Last week I asked people on Facebook a question. “If you had to sit on a bench in a park… Read More