I have written and spoken a lot about how technological progress is incompatible with privacy. One example I have used is someone bioengineering a vi...

I have written and spoken a lot about how technological progress is incompatible with privacy. One example I have used is someone bioengineering a vi...

We are continuing to see the COVID19 coronavirus spread around the world with a big flare up in Italy. Johns Hopkins maintains a good global map of t...

We are continuing to see the COVID19 coronavirus spread around the world with a big flare up in Italy. Johns Hopkins maintains a good global map of t...

On this last day of the 2010s here is a recap with a single theme: we are fighting the battles of the past instead of inventing the future. We are do...

On this last day of the 2010s here is a recap with a single theme: we are fighting the battles of the past instead of inventing the future. We are do...

At the moment it appears as if Bernie Sanders might become the Democratic nominee. Bloomberg having entered the race means that the centrist vote is ...

At the moment it appears as if Bernie Sanders might become the Democratic nominee. Bloomberg having entered the race means that the centrist vote is ...

I have written previously about the need to regulate the use of facial recognition technology. The calls for regulation have become stronger in the w...

I have written previously about the need to regulate the use of facial recognition technology. The calls for regulation have become stronger in the w...

Today I am celebrating my 53rd birthday. I am fortunate to be doing so with friends and family and, knock on wood, in good health. This makes it all ...

Today I am celebrating my 53rd birthday. I am fortunate to be doing so with friends and family and, knock on wood, in good health. This makes it all ...

The Democratic primary is coming into focus and it is not a pretty picture. Essentially the choice comes in two groups: incrementalists (Biden, Butti...

The Democratic primary is coming into focus and it is not a pretty picture. Essentially the choice comes in two groups: incrementalists (Biden, Butti...

For any billionaire out there: fund nuclear fusion now! Consider this: the people who fund successful nuclear fusion are guaranteed a spot in the his...

For any billionaire out there: fund nuclear fusion now! Consider this: the people who fund successful nuclear fusion are guaranteed a spot in the his...

I am spending the last two days of the decade cleaning up. We moved into our current place about 8 years ago and have accumulated a lot of stuff duri...

I am spending the last two days of the decade cleaning up. We moved into our current place about 8 years ago and have accumulated a lot of stuff duri...

In yesterday’s post I summarized the 2010s as fighting past battles that keep us stuck in the industrial age.The agenda for the 2020s should be about...

In yesterday’s post I summarized the 2010s as fighting past battles that keep us stuck in the industrial age.The agenda for the 2020s should be about...