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Five Moments in the History of Chinese Cybernetics
about 17 hours ago
Tracing cybernetics in China from Norbert Wiener’s visit to Qian Xuesen’s systems...
Are Immigrants More Creative?
5 days ago
Studies show that creativity flourishes when people cross borders — and when...
In Praise Of Useless Robots
8 days ago
The most intriguing robots aren’t built to work, but to make us...
The Golden Age of Protest Is Now
11 days ago
Collective action in the U.S. is surging. Recognizing our shared momentum may...
A.J. Ashworth: ‘The Guide’
13 days ago
Across millennia, a cave painter and a son confront the shadows of...
Elsewhere: On Marseille and Its Myths
19 days ago
The port city lives as both place and projection, a landscape forever...
For Women in the Workplace, the Struggle Is Real
22 days ago
We have come a long way, but we have much more work...
My Mother in the Nursing Home
28 days ago
An excerpt from Didier Eribon’s book “The Life, Old Age, and Death...
The Rise and Unraveling of America’s Science Pact
about 1 month ago
The system of federally funded research gave the U.S. wealth, power, and...
One of the Most Important Scientists You’ve Never Heard Of
about 1 month ago
Karel Styblo’s life work against tuberculosis created a system that has saved...
The Hacker Folk Art of Esoteric Coding
about 1 month ago
Esolangs, or esoteric programming languages, highlight the hidden metaphors and conventions that...
Is Life a Form of Computation?
about 1 month ago
Alan Turing and John von Neumann saw it early: the logic of...