A mail route is one of those ordinary systems that reveals a civilization’s moral life better than most speeches do…. Read more
Category: Science
The Model T moment for AI
Most of what matters in technology arrives quietly. Not with a keynote. Not with a countdown clock and a curtain… Read more
Welcome to the Iceberg Economy
The first mistake is looking for disappearing jobs. The second mistake is looking only at Silicon Valley. The third mistake… Read more
This is why we can’t have nice things
There was a time when horse racing was gloriously inefficient, which is to say human. A man in a wrinkled… Read more
The Price of Being Seen: How Open Access Publishing Is Sorting American Science
A recent LinkedIn post by Dr. Jillian Goldfarb called attention to an invoice most of us never see. She had… Read more
Your Router, the Supply Chain, and a Growing Concern
There is a small box somewhere in your home that connects everything. Your phone. Your laptop. Your kid’s tablet. Your… Read more
The Next Species of Computing
There is a diagram I drew on whiteboards for twenty years. Three boxes, stacked vertically. Application at the top. System… Read more
The Knowledge We Build Together
There is a certain kind of American story that never quite makes the front page. It has no villain, no… Read more
The Missing Language of AI Accountability
Artificial intelligence now shapes decisions about jobs, loans, healthcare, and education. When those systems carry bias, the consequences are real… Read more
Why Rockets Don’t Care What You Believe
At a launch site in Florida, the moments before liftoff carry an odd restraint. Engineers sit behind glass walls, studying… Read more