A humble argument for the cash gift “Wait, Dale got Hulk Hands?” — Brennan Huff, Step Brothers Christmas is here again. … More
Category: society
Evolution Has Already Approved of Everything You’ll Do Tomorrow
Darwin’s theories illustrate the improbability of the present and the unknowability of the future “Each and every one of us has … More
We’re Primed to Be Addicted to Social Media
Networks are the internet’s black holes, and trolls are its dark energy nor·mie /nôrmē/ noun noun: normie; plural noun: normies … More
The End of Authenticity
A tourist in search of something increasingly hard to find. Since being in Amsterdam, I’ve felt out of place, which must … More
An Economy of Desire
What economic theory says about the internet’s effect on society “Orwell feared that what we fear will ruin us. Huxley … More
The Death of the Deliberate
The other night, I got an ad on Facebook for a therapist. Credit: The New York Times It wasn’t the first … More
Doomed by Desire
Have smartphones destroyed us? Our generation — that of “millennials” — gets written about a lot. We are “better behaved and less hedonistic nowadays,” … More
A Week in the Land of a Thousand Hills
And the beauty of Rwanda and its people. The shock that came upon arrival to Rwanda — the land of a thousand … More
4am
“Things are good!” At 4am, knowing that it’s the 4am that you’ve been dragged back to from a sleep that … More
Myths Gave Way To Climate Change
They may also help us solve it. “When you grow up you tend to get told that the world is the … More
