The Basilisk

It’s been impossible to think of a world without AI since 2065, but The Basilisk was originally named by a Continue reading →

Can Pascal’s Rationality Rescue the Pandemic Vaccine?

Introduction Although several countries have begun rolling out immunisation programs for the coronavirus, the distrust of the vaccines amongst people Continue reading →

Plan for Obsolescence: Why Institutions Should Have Expiration Dates

A river flows following the path of least resistance. Until a dam gets built. The water gets redirected toward desirable Continue reading →

Gamespot reminds us that “The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House.”

The story should be familiar to us: WallStreetBets, a community on Reddit, noticed that hedgefund Melvin Capital overshorted Gamestop’s price, Continue reading →

Learning to Unlearn: Applied Psychology in Social Justice

I. Introduction Why is unlearning racism so hard? Virtually everyone agrees that racism is bad. On the left, we read Continue reading →

Glitchy Ontologies and Cancelled Futures: Why Cyberpunk 2077 is a Perfect Failure

Just four days after the conclusion to the unparalleled hype of Cyberpunk 2077, its developers released a formal apology to Continue reading →

The Ethics of Taxation: Is it Right to Tax Meat?

In the last few years, national parties across Europe, as well as NGOs, have called for a so-called ‘sin tax’ Continue reading →

The Rat Maze: Capitalism and Consciousness

Hacking Consciousness Founded in San Francisco in 2013 by a former MIT roboticist, the Consciousness Hacking Meetup group has expanded Continue reading →