Here's a very good argument against space settlements on Mars or the Moon. But also for space research that saves the Earth
Vive is a new social platform for communities signing up to a "transition" worldview and practice
Ai Wei Wei on art's role as a "guardian" against the effects of AI. But it also means "weird video games, emotional chaos and sabotage chic"
Could a chatbot be your therapist? At Character.ai, millions of young people are turning to the "Psychologist" for help
At COP28's end, there are five energy and pollution solutions that will give you a measure of climate optimism
"Privacy first! Then - everything else!" Cory Doctorow's suggestion for curing so many of the current internet's ills
Alternative Editorial: School ban on phones may stop a bigger evolution
Every nuance of AI, awe and charisma anatomised, clean aircraft and hydrogen cells. Noema’s top ten 2023 stories are a ride
On a conference visit to Shanghai, John Thackara brings back a rich harvest of eco-civilisational practice
To be "stoic" is currently a big trend on TikTok. But stoicism is about more than "maintaining a steely and calm disposition, and never complaining"
“The more multi-faceted your job, the less risk of it being automated out of existence”. Lessons from working with ChatGPT
Crypto types need to give up libertarian ideas of escape, and connect their code to maker communities - known as "Crypto For Real"
A riot of forms, digital and biological, in this week's audio-visual to startle and refresh the soul
How can the productions of architects and designers help mitigate and prevent environmental disasters? “Design failure” is often a cause
Could we put boddhisatva values into an artificial general intelligence? And other pertinent Q's put to Sam Altman (and his ChatGPT)
"Infrastructure is always an act of solidarity with people who aren’t born yet." Cory Doctorow on tech's role in the climate crisis
What the IPPC does for climate - gather data to guide policy, in crisis conditions - is what we need for artificial intelligence. Call it a GAIO
Pop music has always thrummed to the topic of working lives. Now the delivery (or "gig") economy is inspiring new viral hits
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“Who would want the future to be the endless repetition of the past?” Some new level of machine-biology evolution is coming, suggests Karen Bakker and Mark C. Taylor
Powered by methanol made of gas from landfill, the "Laura Maersk" is a major step towards net-zero shipping