Canada Modern
Canada Modern is a physical and digital archive of Canadian graphic design, with modernism central to its glowing heart.
Brutalist Websites
In its ruggedness and lack of concern to look comfortable or easy, Brutalism can be seen as a reaction by a younger generation to the lightness, optimism, and frivolity of today's web design.
Why Westerners Fear Robots and the Japanese Do Not
The Western concept of '"humanity" is limited, and I think it’s time to seriously question whether we have the right to exploit the environment, animals, tools, or robots simply because we’re human and they are not.
By Joi Ito, for Wired Ideas
Gratitude for Invisible Systems
One way to improve democracy is for more people to appreciate its complex technological underpinnings.
By Debbie Chachra, for The Atlantic
While We Remain
The greatest threat that humanity faces from artificial intelligence is not killer robots, but rather, our lack of willingness to analyze, name, and live to the values we want society to have today.
By John C. Havens, for The Wilson Quarterly
Los Angeles, America’s Future Spaceport
The city of stars was once a major hub for aerospace. Soon it might be again.
By Geoff Manaugh, for The Atlantic
New Mexico’s Sad Bet on Space Exploration
Spaceport America was supposed to bring a thriving space industry to the southern New Mexico desert—but for now it’s a futurist tourist attraction, not an operational harbor to the cosmos.
By Ingrid Burrington, for The Atlantic