If you slept through the burning bush last week, don’t feel bad. Most people did. Buried beneath the daily avalanche of politics, markets, wars, celebrity scandals, and World Cup drama…
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Most Americans have probably never heard of the New World screwworm and, judging by the name, would be forgiven for thinking it was the title of an adult film rather…
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For three decades, I have been making what was once a controversial argument. Humanity is moving toward a future in which we will possess increasingly powerful abilities to read, write,…
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I trust you have heard about Pope Leo’s just released Papal Encyclical. Entitled Magnifica Humanitas, or “Magnificent Humans” in English, the lengthy document outlines principles for “safeguarding the human person…
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You may have heard about how former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and others giving graduation speeches referencing the upside potential of AI were booed by students. These boos reflect the…
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Today I overnighted the following letter to David Marriott and the other members of the Marriott International Board of Directors. *** David S. Marriott, Chairman Anthony G. Capuano, President and…
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A recent US federal court decision allowing the state of Texas to require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms has reignited a long-standing debate about the role…
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In The AI Ten Commandments, I describe how all of our religious and spiritual traditions have been enabled by and mediated through technology. Controlling fire gave us the ability to…
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In my 2016 sci-fi thriller, Eternal Sonata, one of the main characters I imagined into being was a brilliant scientist, who was also a gifted musician who played Bach with…
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Many people have reached out to me for my view on the decision by my former publisher, Hachette, to withdraw the book Shy Girl by Mia Ballard after analyses suggested…
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