Tech
Every Job Could Be a Casualty of the Robot Revolution – Even Yours
We talked to some experts who explained why that's actually a good thing.
Immigrant Laborers Will Be the First Victims of the Robot Takeover
America relies on immigrants to do the grunt work. So what happens when machines are able to take over menial labor?
What Will Happen When We All Live Forever
According to Peter Xing, founder of Transhumanist Australia, "It's very poetic to say there is a narrative arc with life and death. But it's a social construct."
Revisiting the First Virtual Reality Wedding
Monika and Hugh Jo's "wedding in cyberspace" was a punchline for over a decade. Today they regret nothing.
How Digital Storage Is Changing the Way We Preserve History
Ancient hieroglyphics and scrolls have survived centuries, but digital storage is fragile.
China Is Kicking 9,000 People Out of Their Homes to Make Room for a Massive Alien Telescope
Chinese officials are serious about this whole E.T. thing, and they are giving people cash to get out of the way.
Looking for Love on WooPlus, an App for Plus-Sized Dating
The app is a hybrid of Tinder, OkCupid, Hinge and Bumble – except it's exclusively for fat people.
The Sharing Economy Is Not Your Friend
Exploring the claims that Uber and Airbnb dodge laws, avoid taxation, and manipulate data for profit, while claiming to help everyday consumers.
Your Life Will Be Better If You Give Up Your Phone
I believe in the power of technology and my understanding of culture is rooted in the internet, yet by not having an iPhone, I feel exempt from everyone else's bullshit.
I Went to an Art Show About the Internet to See if I'd 'Get' the Internet Art
Since we now mainly use technology to judge ourselves, and because technology has made me cripplingly self-aware, I figured the show might teach me a couple of things about myself.
Caregiver Forums Are Depressing – But They're Supposed to Be
Places such as Reddit's /r/caregivers allow people caring for sick or disabled loved ones to come together, vent, and grieve.
How to Freeze Your Brain and Live Forever (Maybe)
Companies have refined cryonics technology to better preserve peoples' brains after death. But so far, no one knows how to turn a cryogenically frozen brain back into a living person.