Weekly Geekery
The technological reinvention of the NYPL. The morality of Uber. All those times science took the supernatural seriously. The parables of Pavlov.
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Weekly Geekery
The logic behind the Internet’s inherent creepiness. Understanding “Black Twitter.” The reason we got a taco emoji. Your fears are futile.
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The crazy world of adult content. What poison teaches us about life. Why does hate live online? Medicine and art meet in Stendahl syndrome.
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Using your English degree while coding. One foot in the real world, one foot in a story. A return to blogging? Or just marketing. Could robots be Renoir?
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Rape deniers of the 18th century. People just don’t get science, even though they love it. Ad blockers and your future Internet. A guide for politicians on Twitter.
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Your divine visions are in your head. When online feedback shapes a story. Mischief and math in Amazon’s book pricing. The processes of empathy.
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Misandrist snake is a hero. Connecting all life. How do humans innovate? The science and fiction of H.G. Wells.
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Inmates Yelp for help. What it’s like to never taste falafel, or anything at all. Obama gives up on a grand unified theory of college ranking systems. Why no redheads,…
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You can run, you can hide, but you can’t escape the Internet. Why do we hate the new Google? Hacking victims and empathy. What do those emails really say about…
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Software is better than your psychiatrist. The human carnage of Amazon. Uterus transplants! Only science can answer your questions. All hail the King of Reddit.
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The smartphone is the new washing machine. Your ad blocker pain is someone else’s gain. Clutch your pearls! Women are using technology to have sex. Science wants all you kids…
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Is your ad blocker hurting publications? New technology. New crimes. All of our friends are on the Twitter. “Beep bop beep,” is “I do” in robot.