Kim Ung-yong was a child prodigy in South Korea. Now a civil engineer in his 50s, he feels he was … More
Tag: Technology
Forget about artificial intelligence, extended intelligence is the future – Joi Ito
Instead of thinking about machine intelligence in terms of humans vs machines, we should consider the system that integrates humans … More
The Human Soul’s Quest for God – Harold Kushner
How often can you look at the mountains around here and not be bored? How long can you sit by … More
Life is short – Paul Graham
If life is short, we should expect its shortness to take us by surprise. And that is just what tends to happen. You … More
A Letter to my grand children – Richard Branson
I used to think of Space as a destination, but now I realize its journey with some amazing milestones along … More
The Yoda of Silicon Valley
Email is a wonderful thing for people whose role in life is to be on top of things. But not … More
Yuval Noah Harari: “21 Lessons for the 21st Century
What are today’s greatest challenges and most important changes? What should we pay attention to? What should we teach our … More
Self-driving car dilemmas reveal that moral choices are not universal
People who think about machine ethics make it sound like you can come up with a perfect set of rules … More
Ten Thousand Years of Solitude – Jared Diamond
We do, however, know precisely what happened to Tasmanian society–and its end was cataclysmic. At the very least, the story … More
