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The Web was supposed to usher in a renaissance of new ways of organizing people and creative talent. But mostly we just got giant public corporations…
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Software “tools for thought” can amplify your thinking, but sometimes the secret to a creative workflow is as low-tech as it gets: going for a stroll.
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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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David Byrne, Ernest Hemingway, and the importance of leaving yourself fragments to build on.
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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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Conversations with novelist Jennifer Egan and AI pioneer Demis Hassabis, and a new profile of software visionary Douglas Engelbart.
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Why are the triumphs of public health and medicine a footnote in the history books?
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A tribute to one of the great chapters in the history of nonfiction prose, and a few thoughts on the power—and challenge—of writing on different time…
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An ode to the short but influential life of the audio cassette.
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We’re living in a golden age of tools for thought. But with so many options, it’s important to carve out time every year or two for a “creative…
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A look back at my 2022 and a few hints about new projects to come.
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The creation of Disney's masterpiece, Snow White, gives us a preview of what may be coming with AI algorithms sophisticated enough to pass for sentient…
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