Weekly Geekery
In a blow to nerdy librarians everywhere, The Toast is closing. And what does the closing of The Toast mean for online community? How social media changes the fame game.…
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If Klingon is a living language then Latin sure as hell isn’t dead. “I think therefore I am,” but for animals. Solving history’s mysteries with poop. The Internet is ruining the…
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If a weasel can shut down the Large Hadron Collider, we can finish that novel. And barring any more weasel problems, the future of physics is very exciting. Did you…
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The government has always been spying on you. Updating the search for immortality. People could judge you for giving bad email. Facebook is not social networking.
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The mystery of schizophrenia and the mystery of identity. History in the cloud. Opting out of social media. Sex restores the balance within us.
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Facial recognition technology is a little racist. Two writers talk about the end of the world and more importantly, the end of social media. Robots are just babies—tiny, terrifying babies.…
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Spelling is important even when you are stealing money. An app for your mental health. Google wants to blend physical and digital books. Music unites us.
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The rationalizations for irrational behavior. Failing up in Silicon Valley. Men’s feelings are mucking up research. The Internet is creepy.
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Competing views of our technological progress. The exciting life and revolutionary science of Robert Trivers. Racism, psychology, and the British Empire. What’s in a name? A glacier.
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Understanding our origins. The New York Public library is encouraging people to make video games. Thoreau’s world of death. Can drugs help us understand life?
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Bad news from the free-Internet fight is also good news in the war on Google. A bit of sexist schadenfreude. Are psychologists who study morality evil? Want to make things really…
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Opening the doors of Silicon Valley’s male-dominated culture. The Internet’s deep rift. Facebook, but for trees. Remembering Dawkins.