This week, it became clear that President Obama had even less privacy in the gym than we previously knew.
- Old Print Articles: Moon can be used as an airport (1940) + Scottish children riot in cemetery (1954) + Human chess player challenges computer (1951).
- Featured Videos: Before he completely sank, Ralph Nader made waves (1972) + Ingmar Bergman talks to Dick Cavett (1971) + Peter Benchley hosted a preview featurette for the release of Jaws (1975) + The Case Institute of Technology basketball team employed a computerized “coach” (1959) + Ricky Jay dazzles Merv Griffin (1983).
- Recently Posted on NYC’s Craigslist: At last, a spokesperson for our generation + If we try to shake hands,we’ll probably decapitate each other + I want to give you the finger.
- Thomas Frank and David Graeber discuss technology and capitalism.
- Malcolm Gladwell hosts a wide-ranging Ask Me Anything.
- Patton Oswalt steps away (for awhile) from the new connectedness.
- In more than one nation, Donald Trump is a gigantic fartbag.
- What American streets were like before they were overrun with cars.
- #YesAllWomen is, perhaps, just the beginning of something big.
- France’s far-right extremist leader Marine Le Pen lays out her goals.
- Robocar hacking could become the new vandalism (and terrorism).
- Ray Kurzweil thinks we’re on the road to immortality.
- The Singularity has its doubters.
- Marc Andreessen sees the Google Glass as half-full.
- Apple wants to know how you’re breathing and sleeping.
- Texas oilman H.L. Hunt’s death wasn’t the end of his crazy life.
- Before music streamed, Van Dyke Parks made money writing songs.
- Handwriting, which is declining, is linked to memory and learning.
- The automated society might lead to rampant unemployment.
- Robots don’t want to be limited to factory jobs.
- Markets are driven not just by logic but by politics as well.
- Head injuries don’t only occur in American football.
- Forgetting your native tongue is rare but possible.
- Amnesiac Kent Cochrane lost the future as well as the past.
- There will be disruptive banks, but, you know, be careful.
- Autonomous vehicles might grow popular faster than hybrids.
- Microsoft’s digital assistant engages in human-ish conversation.
- Atari is trying to revive its brand yet again.
- Wi-Fi is now available on the moon.
- Panel cartooning has dwindled as magazines have declined.
- A brief note from 1923 about the free market.
- A brief note from 1909 about fatherhood.
- A brief note from 1910 about a blind horse.
- This week’s Afflictor keyphrase searches.