Frank Armitage Was Here

Michael G Bennett

Justice Scalia: Minor Philosopher of Technology

Michael G Bennett

The Adventures of Buckminster Fuller and the Dymaxion Car: A Book Excerpt

Jonathon Keats

Talking Science Fiction and Game Design with James L. Cambias

Joey Eschrich

Algorithms Are Like Kirk, Not Spock

When technologists describe their hotshot new system for trading stocks or driving cars, the algorithm at its heart always seems to emerge from a magical realm of Spock-like rationality and mathematical perfection. Algorithms can save lives or make money, the argument goes, because they are built on the foundations of mathematics: logical rigor, conceptual clarity, and utter consistency. Math is perfect, right? And algorithms are made out of math.

The Crab and the Butterfly: Semicolon Services in the 21st Century

Corey S. Pressman

Annual Report 2015/16

Building Visions of Humanity’s Climate Future – in Fiction and on Campus

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Unhooked: Wonder in the Digital Age

Our neocortex is very adept at automation – at habitualizing complex behaviors and routines of thought. Consider: how much of your day is patterned? How much of your thoughts are processes you’ve repeated before? A lot! And this is a good thing: automation frees up our minds for the good life, the life examined, the life of the mind.

Unhooked: Wonder in the Digital Age

Corey S. Pressman