Tag: books

• [Essay] Known Unknowns | New Dark Age by James Bridle | Harper’s Magazine

  July 22, 2018

  [Essay] Known Unknowns | New Dark Age by James Bridle | Harper’s Magazine This cautionary tale, repeated often in the academic literature on machine learning, is probably apocryphal, but it… more ›

• Trump’s 19th Century Foreign Policy

  June 11, 2018

  Trump’s 19th Century Foreign Policy » His views aren’t as confused as they seem. In fact, they’re remarkably consistent—and they have a long history. One of the most common misconceptions… more ›

• The Creepy Rise of Real Companies Spawning…

  June 9, 2018

  The Creepy Rise of Real Companies Spawning Fictional Design » In 2011, the Dutch industrial giant Philips unveiled something it called the Microbial Home. more ›

• The Origin of Authenticity in the Breakdown of the…

  May 19, 2018

  The Origin of Authenticity in the Breakdown of the Illusion of the Real » Authenticity is real. It is a repair process within the order of symbols, within the hyperreal,… more ›

• The 9.9 Percent Is the New American Aristocracy

  May 19, 2018

  The 9.9 Percent Is the New American Aristocracy » The class divide is already toxic, and is fast becoming unbridgeable. You’re probably part of the problem. For about a week… more ›

• ‘One Has This Feeling of Having Contributed to…

  May 1, 2018

  ‘One Has This Feeling of Having Contributed to Something That’s Gone Very Wrong’ » Over the last few months, Select All has interviewed more than a dozen prominent technology figures… more ›

• Download 100,000+ Images From The History of…

  January 27, 2018

  Download 100,000+ Images From The History of Medicine, All Free Courtesy of The Wellcome Library » The Wellcome Library, in London, specializes in the history of medicine. While the institution… more ›

• the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

  January 7, 2018

  the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum » more ›

• Science fiction when the future is now

  December 30, 2017

  Science fiction when the future is now » AlphaGo, fake news, cyberwar: 2017 has felt science-fictional in the here and now. Space settlement and sea-steading seem just around the bend;… more ›

• The best books Quartz staffers read in 2017

  December 30, 2017

  The best books Quartz staffers read in 2017 » more ›