Books in Slab City provide valuable footholds out here in the desert on the edge of society.
Charlie Hailey | Oct 16, 2023
The term “hallucination,” which has been widely adopted to describe large language models outputting false information, is misleading. Its application to creativity risks compounding that.
Oliver Bown | Oct 13, 2023
Jeff Fuhrer, author of “The Myth That Made Us,” examines the false narratives about meritocracy and post-racism that shaped the nation’s identity.
Jeff Fuhrer | Oct 10, 2023
Alzheimer’s has devastated generations of my family tree. Now it has come for me.
Greg O'Brien | Oct 4, 2023
The next time you catch yourself doomscrolling, take it as an invitation to own your own horror.
Erik Davis | Oct 1, 2023
From healing historical wounds to championing a brighter future, advocates are redefining the narrative around reservation dogs and their integral role in Indigenous identity and welfare.
Kendra Coulter | Sep 29, 2023
Veteran game designer and writer Frank Lantz reflects on the power of video games to capture and express sublime truths.
Frank Lantz | Sep 26, 2023
There is no free lunch when it comes to tricky decisions; you have to do the thinking.
Ben R. Newell and David R. Shanks | Sep 22, 2023
Huxley was a very special kind of expert witness to his own unusual states of consciousness.
J. Allan Hobson | Sep 19, 2023
Mark D'Esposito draws on a half-century of research, as well as insights gained in his lab, to break down our current understanding of frontal lobe function and working memory.
Mark D'Esposito | Sep 14, 2023
Fifty years ago, a military coup violently ended Chile’s political experiment with socialism, and with it the nation’s technological experiment with cybernetic management.
Eden Medina | Sep 11, 2023
A brief excerpt from Marie Darrieussecq’s memoir “Sleepless,” a restless inquiry into the cultural and psychic sources of insomnia.
Marie Darrieussecq | Translated by Penny Hueston | Sep 4, 2023
