Opinion

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The Techno-Humanist Manifesto
A playbook for the next century of progress
To build a bold, abundant future, we must reform the laws, institutions, and culture that once powered human progress.
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The Techno-Humanist Manifesto
Progress is a grand project for humanity
Progress offers meaning, demands virtue, and calls builders to turn bold ideas into wonders that uplift human life.
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Opinion
America’s path to maritime leadership is clear — but it demands urgency
America leads the world in aerospace, software, and clean energy. Here’s how it can lead in maritime, too.
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Death
Immortality isn’t progress. It’s paralysis.
Josie Zayner
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Death
Groundhog Day and other eternal nightmares: Five philosophical takes on living forever
Jonny Thomson
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The Techno-Humanist Manifesto
What if humans mastered every aspect of nature?
Jason Crawford
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Technophobia
Technophobia has a body count
Daniel Jeffries
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Misinformation
How consensus can undermine science
Christopher Ferguson
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Business
America underestimates the difficulty of bringing manufacturing back
Molson Hart
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AI
The artifact isn’t the art: Rethinking creativity in the age of AI
Ashish Bhatia
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The Techno-Humanist Manifesto
How humanity transformed its fate
Jason Crawford
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Apps
My anxious generation: The unforeseen toll of a digital childhood
Rikki Schlott
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Computer Science
Microsoft’s “parallel bets” strategy won the PC Wars. Will it work for AI?
Matthew Ball