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Playing God
In part five of the Immortality: A User's Guide series—thinking through the societal consequences of radical life extension.
Sep 27
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Steven Johnson
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Return Of The “Progress City”
A group of tech titans are buying up farmland in California with the aim of building a new urban community from scratch. What can they learn from the…
Sep 7
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Steven Johnson
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August 2023
Introducing The Infernal Machine
A new book about dynamite, anarchism, and the birth of the surveillance state.
Aug 18
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Steven Johnson
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The Backlash
In part four of the Immortality series: is there something fundamentally irresponsible about the pursuit of radical life extension?
Aug 3
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Steven Johnson
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June 2023
The Future Of Illusion
Two centuries ago, a wave of immersive simulations swept across the cities of Europe. Are we on the brink of another period of similar experimentation…
Jun 25
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Steven Johnson
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Biological Age
In Part Three of Immortality: A User's Guide: why do we age in the first place? And was Steve Jobs correct that death is "life's change agent"?
Jun 13
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Steven Johnson
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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.
May 15
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Steven Johnson
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Project Tailwind
An early look at a new experimental “tool for thought” that I’ve been developing with Google.
May 11
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Steven Johnson
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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…
Apr 28
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Steven Johnson
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Immortality, A User's Guide
Introducing a new extended series on the latest developments in—and potential social consequences of—radical life extension.
Apr 21
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Steven Johnson
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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.
Apr 7
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Steven Johnson
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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.
Mar 19
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Steven Johnson
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