Print Preview: Issue #4 | Fall 2019
Our fourth print issue—covering issues of identity, censorship, Internet infrastructure and more—is about to ship nationally.
Category: Identity
Podcast #30: Gail Dines on Porn Culture
Activist, author, and sociologist Gail Dines discusses the impact of pornography—particularly in its virulent and violent Internet form—on culture.
Genetic Testing Kits: Unprecedented Privacy Risks
Consumer genetic testing puts sensitive, irreplaceable data about you—and unwitting members of your family—in places you can’t control.
Genetic Testing Kits: Fueling Historical Discrimination?
Ideas about genetic identity have fueled racism, discrimination, and even forced sterilization, making mass DNA gathering a fraught proposition.
Podcast #18: Catherine Steiner-Adair on Tech and Child Development
Catherine Steiner-Adair is a clinical psychologist whose empathic 2013 book The Big Disconnect warned us about the impacts of digital tech on child development and family relationships. She’s been on a non-stop speaking tour ever since.
A River Divides Two Tanzanias
In a southern Tanzanian village, a river reveals a technological divide with cultural implications for the whole country.
iPhone, Therefore I Am
Once we’re all parroting back Wikipedia entries to each other, what unique knowledge or wisdom do we have to offer?
Superman and the Singularity
A recent discussion of the AI film Ex Machina brings up ideas about the desire for the perfectability of humans and our irresistable urge to play god.
Walter Lippmann’s Enduring Relevance
In the 20th Century, Walter Lippmann was one of America’s most gifted political theorists. Forty-three years after his death, he may still be.
The Limits of Efficiency
Demanding convenience in every aspect of life might have some rather inconvenient effects: the atrophying of skills, self-worth, and wisdom.