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Changing technology creates new fears too


Every generation, it seems, bears with it a unique set of fears. I take comfort imagining that even in biblical times, people — after years of parental warning — would scan the room at the slightest fear that unwanted ears were listening in. But the 21st century seems to have ushered in a new set […]

Memes show information overload


As Leonardo DiCaprio states in Inception, “once an idea has taken hold of the brain, it’s almost impossible to eradicate.” A defining part of human history has been the sharing of ideas. It’s how knowledge spreads and how modern culture emerged. But in recent years, idea-sharing has gone from slow diffusion of concepts to rapid, […]