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When the Surgeon General Warned About Pac-Man
This week U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy published an op-ed in The New York Times calling for a ‘Warning Label on Social Media Platforms’, this…
Jun 18
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Louis Anslow
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The New York Times Banned Word Games Before Embracing Them
The following newsletter is syndicated from a 2022 BigThink.com article we wrote inspired by The New York Times acquisition of Wordle. In April it was…
Jun 10
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Louis Anslow
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Why Steve Wozniak Dismissed PCs and Steve Jobs Didn't
In March 1976 Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak presented the design of a circuit board for an early home PC at the now legendary ‘Homebrew Computer Club…
May 6
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The Forgotten War on Beepers
30 years before parents and lawmakers sought to save youth from smartphones via age limits and bans in schools, a similar conversation took place about…
Apr 10
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Louis Anslow
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The Original AI Doomer: Dr. Norbert Wiener
Long before Geoffrey Hinton and Eliezer Yudkowsky sounded warnings about artificial intelligence, there was Dr. Norbert Wiener in the 1950s and 60s…
Jun 3, 2023
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Louis Anslow
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The Forgotten War on Beepers
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Robots Have Been About to Take All the Jobs for 100 Years
Mar 22, 2023
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STUDENTS FLEE FIELD AS COMPUTER 'FAD FADES'
Aug 21, 2021
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When the Mac was a Munition
Jan 24
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Louis Anslow
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Joe Biden Kicked Off the Encryption Wars
The Crypto Wars, Part - 1
Oct 31, 2023
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Louis Anslow
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Aeroplanes, Airships and Beta Bias
"We cannot understand to what practical use a flying machine that is heavier than air can be put." - Manchester Guardian, 1908
Feb 8
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Louis Anslow
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When the Mac was a Munition
The US Government Classed the Power Mac G4 as a Weapon of War
Jan 24
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Louis Anslow
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New Years Resolutions of Yore: Vices That Became Virtues
Virtues We Strive to Embrace Were Once Vices We Swore to Eschew
Dec 31, 2023
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How Isaac Asimov Predicted the OpenAI Drama
In 1938, an 18-year-old Isaac Asimov penned his inaugural foray into science fiction, envisioning mans maiden voyage into space - with a twist. The…
Dec 1, 2023
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The Moon Landing was Opposed by Majority of US
Today marks the 54th anniversary of the moon landing. In retrospect it has almost unanimous support and adoration in the US: pleasing the left as an…
Jul 20, 2023
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Audio: The Forgotten War on Beepers
The audio version of our latest newsletter ‘The Forgotten War on Beepers’ for premium subscribers. The first episode of our experimental generative…
Apr 10
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When the Wright Brothers Proved the NYtimes Wrong
Fears about old things when they were new
Dec 17, 2023
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When the Mac 'Ruined' Writing
🪶 Quills were once the default writing tool, when pens rose to prominence their impact on writing would be a hot debate in the literary world, one that…
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