by Cole Meixsell | Jul 10, 2024
In recent decades, Silicon Valley has driven a rosy narrative about the benefits of technology. However, this mindset has blurred–and often overlooked–widespread societal inequities and marginalization. In his book “Your Computer is on Fire,” Benjamin...
by Cole Meixsell | Jul 6, 2024
AI’s continued influence on our lives seems unstoppable–and hard to decipher. Solutions marketed by AI providers are not all that seem, muddying the waters regarding its benefits. Its often difficult, if not impossible, to determine whether the outputs are accurate or...
by Cole Meixsell | Jul 5, 2024
The New York Times’ Adam Liptak, who has been covering the Supreme Court for over 15 years, is one of the few reporters who has seen the Supreme Court in its best and not-so-best incarnations. In the wake of multiple decisions in the past two years, starting...
by Cole Meixsell | Jul 2, 2024
Tech commentators tend to swerve between pessimism and utopianism. In The Secret Life of Data, two expert authors take a deep dive approach and come up with a more nuanced and grounded analysis. The authors, Jesse Gilbert and Aram Sinnreich, cite poignant case studies...
by Cole Meixsell | Jun 30, 2024
Aggressive, adversarial political discourse on social media and news reporting has worsened in recent years and threatens democracy and freedom. However, veteran political strategist Simon Rosenberg, host of the Substack “Hopium Chronicles,” has been a voice for...
