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August 2023
Introducing The Infernal Machine
A new book about dynamite, anarchism, and the birth of the surveillance state.
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Steven Johnson
12
The Backlash
In part four of the Immortality series: is there something fundamentally irresponsible about the pursuit of radical life extension?
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Steven Johnson
1
June 2023
May 2023
Birth Of A Science
In the next installment of Immortality: A User's Guide—a paradigm shift in our understanding of why we age.
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Steven Johnson
2
Project Tailwind
An early look at a new experimental “tool for thought” that I’ve been developing with Google.
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Steven Johnson
11
April 2023
The Calment Boundary
In the introduction to my new series, Immortality: A User's Guide—the story of a French real estate transaction that went awry, and what it suggests…
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Steven Johnson
4
Immortality, A User's Guide
Introducing a new extended series on the latest developments in—and potential social consequences of—radical life extension.
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Steven Johnson
3
A Tale Of Two Countries
What a life expectancy map tells us about the state of the US right now. And some news about an upcoming series on radical life extension.
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Steven Johnson
5
March 2023
The Man Who Broke The World
A new essay from me on the disquieting legacy of Thomas Midgley Jr. and the problem of technology's unintended consequences.
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Steven Johnson
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