Saipov Wasn’t a “Member” of ISIS, But That Misses the Point
Just when we thought the Islamic State was dead, Sayfullo Saipov drove his rented Home…
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A Meeting of Minds… and Computers: What Are the Costs of Using Technology to Merge Humans with Machines?
Facebook and Elon Musk have recently announced ventures that could transform what it means to be human. The potential is enormous—but so are the risks.
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When Auschwitz Becomes a Poké Stop
Last week we watched death on our smartphones. We witnessed the light drain out of Philando Castile’s…
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“What’s the Relationship of Technology to God?”: A Q&A with Wired Co-Founder Kevin Kelly
Total surveillance, an emergent sharing economy, pervasive networked AI—these are just a few of the…
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The Tech-Christian Apologist Who Demolished Gawker
Libertarian billionaire Peter Thiel takes his Christian faith seriously.
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Zen and the Art of Zombie Killing: A Buddhist Anti-Tech Manifesto
Why the current cultural fetish for zombies? In 2014’s Hooked, Nir Eyal ventures a guess: “Perhaps…
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Aliens, Nanobots, & Microbes: The Science of Secular Apocalypse
A conversation with End Times scholar Phil Torres on killer aliens, killer nanobots,
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How Fitbit Helps a Conservative Evangelical College Monitor Students’ Bodies For Christ
When fitness tracking industry leader Fitbit went public last summer it was valued at $4.1 billion. The…
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Touching the Hem of His Garmin? [Infographic]
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Gluten-Phobia, Sacred Volcanoes, Undercover Atheists: The Best Religion and Science Writing of 2015
This year saw the launch of the Cubit: RD’s answer to the mainstream media’s coverage…
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