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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Big Tech
The Supreme Court will soon decide the future of social media
Damon Root
A curated collection of eight vintage pagers from various brands and models is meticulously arranged on a pristine white background.
Computer Science
Pager panic: When beepers were infiltrating schools
Louis Anslow
AI
Why ChatGPT feels more “intelligent” than Google Search
Philip L | AI Explained
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Aging
Last century, we extended our lives. This century, we need to shorten our deaths.
Ross Pomeroy
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Geology
Helium discovery is the supply breakthrough science, medicine, and industry needed
Tony Morley
Aerial view of a large power plant with tall smokestacks near a river at dusk.
Clean Energy
Retired coal plants can aid the energy transition — by going nuclear
Zion Lights
A man in a spacesuit with a red helmet designed by Sora.
AI
OpenAI’s text-to-video AI, Sora, is futurism come to life
Robert Chapman-Smith
A woman wearing a VR headset sitting on a couch.
AR
Why Apple won’t call the Vision Pro “virtual reality”
Louis Rosenberg
A military tank next to a Power Mac G4
AI
When the Mac was a “munition”
Louis Anslow
Michio Kaku makes 3 predictions about the future
Scotty Hendricks