Big Tech

^{Robert J. Marks II
August 4, 2022}

Web3: The Next Generation of the Internet

_{Robert J. Marks II
August 4, 2022}

^{Andrew McDiarmid
July 23, 2022
Technology}

Constance Wu’s Suicide Tweet Proves Social Media Can Mean Life or Death

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 23, 2022
Technology}

Last week, actress Constance Wu confessed on Twitter that she had tried to take her own life after she made “careless tweets” about the renewal of her TV show, ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat,” in May 2019. Read More ›

Smart industry control concept.Hands holding tablet on blurred automation machine as background

^{Andrew McDiarmid
July 21, 2022}

Who Controls the Tech?

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 21, 2022}

closeup of a wireless router and a man using smartphone on living room at home ofiice , Concepts wifi connect .

^{Andrew McDiarmid
May 7, 2022
Technology}

Big Tech Is Subtly Controlling Our Lives — and We Need to Fight Back

_{Andrew McDiarmid
May 7, 2022
Technology}

Big Tech’s influence on culture and society was first predicted nearly 70 years ago by French thinker Jacques Ellul. In his 1954 book “The Technological Society,” Ellul argued that tech would have a tyrannical effect on humankind, and he blamed the problem on “technique” — the methods that bring about “absolute efficiency in every field of human activity.” Read More ›

Abstract 3D wireframe neural cells and network

^{Wesley J. Smith and Dr. Paul Werbos
April 30, 2022}

The National Science Foundation and Advancement in Artificial Intelligence

_{Wesley J. Smith and Dr. Paul Werbos
April 30, 2022}

Early in his career, IEEE fellow and retired National Science Foundation program director Paul Werbos developed the neural network training algorithm known as error backpropagation, which has been foundational to the vast majority of today's advances in artificial intelligence. Read More ›

^{The Bradley Center and Andrew McDiarmid
April 15, 2022}

The Secret Scheme of Screens

_{The Bradley Center and Andrew McDiarmid
April 15, 2022}

Our obsession today with screens is, often unintentionally, taking us to places we regret. We use these windows into the world for hours every day, often unaware how intentional content creators and app designers are in shaping our decisions and forming harmful habits. Read More ›

^{Tom Alberg
November 2, 2021
Cascadia}

Book Excerpt: How Tech and Government Can Spin the Flywheels of Equitable Prosperity Together

_{Tom Alberg
November 2, 2021
Cascadia}

If we can’t make tech cities great places to live as well as to work, we threaten the economic and livability flywheels built over the last generation. Read More ›

^{Debra J. Saunders
October 10, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

Everybody Hates Facebook

_{Debra J. Saunders
October 10, 2021
Citizen Leadership}

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen and Facebook itself share a vocabulary that reflects current sensibilities. They both talk about making Facebook “safe” — as proofs of the social media giants’ role in making America uglier pop up daily. Read More ›

Creepy man listening with one ear behind a frosted glass.

^{Casey Luskin
September 7, 2021
Intelligent Design}

Why You Only Hear One Side Of The Debate Over Life’s Origin

_{Casey Luskin
September 7, 2021
Intelligent Design}

One of the many fronts of the war for the right to dictate what you believe is the scientific, religious, and metaphysical debate over where you came from. Read More ›

Photo of Joyful Fitness Woman 30s in Sportswear Touching Bluetooth Earpod and Holding Mobile Phone, While Resting in Green Park

^{Andrew McDiarmid
June 29, 2021
Technology}

Bluetooth Trackers: What We Lose When We Stop Losing Things

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 29, 2021
Technology}

To live is to lose. We’ve all felt the anguish of losing something important — keys, wallet, phone, bags, money, opportunities, loved ones. Loss is part of the human condition. Read More ›