Society

Today, people fear Twitter. In the 1850s, they feared telegrams
Telegrams elicited the exact same concerns, including the spread of misinformation, “addiction” among youth, censorship, and impersonation.
China’s spy balloon: Inflatable eyes in the sky have been used for centuries
Spy balloons remind us that the oldest technologies are still being developed to achieve military effects today.
No, 90% of new businesses don’t fail. Here’s why.
To say that something failed, simply because it stopped or changed, is to dangerously limit our view of the world.
New tiny home village for unhoused people to open in 2023
Biden pardons federal cannabis possession cases, urges states to do the same
Americans are becoming more likely to cooperate with strangers, not less
San Francisco decriminalizes plant-based psychedelics 
Fighting poverty with direct cash payments
To make great changes in your life, follow the philosophy of kaizen
Mathematicians suggest the “37% rule” for life’s biggest decisions
Debunking stereotypes about mobile homes could make them a new face of affordable housing 
Startup that created Elon Musk’s foldable house opens a new factory
The Singularity: When will we all become super-humans?