We alternately dread, worship and dismiss the arrival of Artificial Superintelligence (ASI). Yet the real superintelligences already surround us: religions, corporations,…

"Technology isn't neutral; it's ambivalent."

Dariusz Jemielniak's ABMI - academic body mass index - proposal pokes fun at the seemingly endless metricisation of present-day academia.

The book, in Palfrey's words, aims to "help make sure that the use of technology is actually a part of thriving in older age, and not something that’s a hardship for older people."

Rudy Fraser's Blacksky is mentioned as a new wave social media app that focuses on depth, rather than breadth. "[Blacksky] targets minorities and marginalized individuals and has…