#technology & society
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‘We’ the Tech People
Tech people generally don’t belong to a certain political tribe.
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Killer Application: The Surprising Correlation Between Engineering Education and Terrorism
It’s not that terrorists are desperate for tech-talent, it’s that engineering education breeds the type of mindset that’s conducive to extremism.
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Making Belief : A Brief History of World Expos
World expos might have played out their roles today, but historically they’ve had three important functions to fill.
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Sundar Pichai in da House : Google’s CEO on AI, the Digital Divide and the Future of Robotics
His soft spoken reflectiveness feels about as far away from your typical tech-bro as is possible to imagine.
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Atomic Swing : A Brief History of the Shifting Swedish Nuclear Policy
Public discourse is swinging back into favouring nuclear power, but this time there’s a visionary mismatch between politicians and scientists.
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A Brief History of AI
Artificial intelligence was always a natural part of the landscape, but it failed to really capture my attention. That recently changed.