The Mind-Bending World of Neurotechnologies

With little fanfare, technologies that manipulate brain activity (both external and implanted) pose dangers to health, identity, and society, even as they achieve medical successes.

By Robert Martone | April 15, 2020 | Cognition, Ethics, Health, Neurology, Philosophy, Psychology | Agency, BCI, BRAIN Initiative, Brain-Computer Interfaces, Coercion, DARPA, DBS, Deep Brain Stimulation, Depression, ECT, Electrical Brain Stimulation, Electroceuticals, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Elon Musk, Halo Sport, Identity, Inequality, Manipulation, Memory, Military, Neuralink, Neurotechnologies, Parkinson's Disease, Performance, Performance Enhancement, Personality, TES, Therapy, TMS, Transcranial Electrical Stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Print Preview: Issue #4 | Fall 2019

Our fourth print issue—covering issues of identity, censorship, Internet infrastructure and more—is about to ship nationally.

By Mo Lotman | September 5, 2019 | Cognition, Culture, Government, Identity, Media, Philosophy, Privacy, Psychology, Relationships, Review, Society | Book Recommendations, Censorship, China, Eric McLuhan, Identity, Infrastructure, Internet, Katherine Birbalsingh, Marshall McLuhan, Protest, Public Space, Selfie Murals, Selfies, Smartphones, surveillance, The Cloud

Spotify Automates; Humans Get Played

When Spotify’s music algorithms lead one writer to a band he can’t stand that he loves, he wonders about who’s programming who.

By Reis Thebault | February 7, 2018 | Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Culture, Philosophy, Relationships | AI, Algorithms, Automation, CDs, Creativity, Discovery, Engagement, Geography, Houndmouth, Human Interaction, Identity, Midwest, Mix Tapes, Monoculture, music, Music Appreciation, Playlists, Sharing, Spotify, streaming

How Climate Change Could Affect Culinary Culture

Climate change is already affecting agriculture. What will this mean for iconic food items that help define cultures? Can we gracefully adapt?

By Samantha Maxwell | August 2, 2017 | Agriculture, Culture, Environment, Food | Abby van den Berg, Agriculture, Canada, Chocolate, Climate Change, Coffee, Foliage, Food Collapse, Georgia, Global Warming, Identity, Lane Orchards, Maple Syrup, Maple Trees, Modernity, New England, Peaches, Pesticides, Pests, Proctor Maple Research Center, Timothy Perkins, Tom Okie, Tradition, Vermont, Water Shortages

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.

By Mo Lotman | May 17, 2017 | Culture, Identity, Philosophy, Politics, Society | American Catholic Philosophical Association, Buddhism, Democracy, Fascism, Geopolitics, Identity, Modernity, Philosophy, Political Theory, Politics, The Hungry Ghost, The New Republic, Today and Tomorrow, Vanity Fair, Walter Lippmann, Wisdom, World War I, World War II

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