Opinion

How humanity transformed its fate
From surviving on wild plants and game to controlling our world with technology, humanity’s journey of progress is a story of expanding human agency.
My anxious generation: The unforeseen toll of a digital childhood
In this op-ed, columnist Rikki Schlott draws from personal experience to argue that a digital childhood is a childhood squandered.
Microsoft’s “parallel bets” strategy won the PC Wars. Will it work for AI?
Microsoft made parallel bets to make sure they held their OS lead. They’ll do the same for AI — will it work?
What does China’s crypto ban mean for the tech world?
An epidemic of false confidence related to COVID-19
Freethink staff picks: Best of 2019
9 ways the 2010s decade changed the world
A molecular biologist discusses the morality of gene editing
Americans are divided. These people are doing something about it.