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How To Read A Novel
Why fiction gives us an antidote to narrowband thinking.
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Steven Johnson
22
Revenge Of The Humanities
Like any technological revolution, AI is putting a premium on a new set of skills. Only this time, the skills might be best acquired in a writing…
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Steven Johnson
6
In The Context Of Long Context
What happens when you can instantly transform an entire book into a playable simulation? That—and much more—is now possible thanks to the long context…
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Steven Johnson
14
Introducing NotebookLM
What happens when you can explore documents using the power of open-ended conversation?
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Steven Johnson
7
Condensing The Iceberg
Attention, addiction, and the crucial art of withholding information in an era of data abundance.
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Steven Johnson
6
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
14
Writing At The Speed Of Thought
Will language models deepen our understanding of the world, or simply let us bypass the hard work of thinking for ourselves?
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Steven Johnson
16
Ways Of Flourishing
Thoughts on progress and the "compressed 21st century" from my speech accepting the Pioneer Award from the University of Pennsylvania.
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Steven Johnson
5
Listening To The Algorithm
Thoughts on a new feature at NotebookLM that turns your sources into an extended audio conversation.
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Steven Johnson
10
Machine Readable
Language models are opening new avenues for inquiry in historical research and writing. But will they undermine the reading of primary sources?
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Steven Johnson
6
City Of Bombs
My first true NYC book—now out in paperback—wins an Edgar Award.
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Steven Johnson
4
We Need A Standard Unit Of Measure For Risk
More than three decades ago a Stanford professor proposed a uniform way of expressing your odds of dying from a specific cause: the micromort. It’s time…
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Steven Johnson
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