- Nassim Nicholas Taleb was wrong about Trump and is wrong about himself.
- Gary Silverman visits Alabama and analyzes Christian love for Trump.
- Noah Smith writes of the plague effect of decades of neoliberalism.
- Michael Tolkin talks apocalyptic visions from Trumplandia.
- Garry Kasparov thinks intelligent machines will be a boon, not a threat.
- “Answer Machines” are coming soon, writes Kevin Kelly.
- Tim Berners-Lee is concerned AI may wind up controlling global finance.
- Uber drivers aren’t worried about driverless cars. They should be.
- Will Knight explores the dark side of Deep Learning.
- Peter Singer wonders about human responsibility to ETs and other creatures.
- Old Print Article: Harry Grindell-Matthews Invents “Death Ray.” (1924)
- A brief note from 1851 about sleep deprivation.
- This week’s Afflictor keyphrase searches: Tom Wolfe, Joseph Stiglitz, etc.