Society

Bringing politics up to speed with our current tech landscape may sound like science fiction, but the pieces are nearly there to realize a new form of governanc

I worked as a therapist in jails for five years. Here’s how we can start to tackle the mental health crisis in the criminal justice system.

The woke movement could be the next great U.S. cultural export — and it is going to do many other countries some real good.

A common culture is especially important for technology companies, and wokeism provides it.

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The big story this week is, of course, Elon Musk buying Twitter for $44 billion. The two big questions the media seem to be asking are: 1. Is $44 billion

We’ve been working for more than a decade with governments and communities across the country to break down barriers and find real solutions.

When KrebsOnSecurity last month explored how cybercriminals were using hacked email accounts at police departments worldwide to obtain warrantless Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) from social media and technology providers, many security experts called it a fundamentally unfixable problem. But don't…

Seven years, 60 countries, 935 internet shutdowns: How authoritarian regimes found an off switch for dissent.

Design strategy studio, MADO, sees unprecedented change as a creative challenge

With the possible exception of hockey games, there have been few places in our modern lives where public interactions are supposed to be coarse. If (back when we could, and soon when we can again) …

A Chinese-language guide on Github entitled “HowToLiveLonger” is trending within the Chinese tech community.

Your mileage may vary. Speeding up to get to a red light faster just wastes energy. Honking doesn’t make traffic go away. Doesn’t matter how fancy your car is, it’s not worth very…

Why Ron DeSantis’ punishment of Disney may never take effect.

How a society that is so good at creating knowledge can be so bad at applying it.

“C’mon, c’mon, c’mon…” We’re standing on one foot, impatiently waiting for the shortcut, the method, the guarantee. Skip the preamble and the analysis&#821…

The concept of a four-day working week seems to be on everyone’s lips these days. So what does it actually feel like to work a four-day week?

What a remorseful January 6 insurrectionist taught me about why we believe.

There are some problems where a useful solution is a win for everyone. But not many. Certainly not the problems that have been around for a while. If there were a win win solution, someone would ha…

How AI and automation can make a job worse than before

After years of growth, the streaming giant revealed a shock fall in subscribers. But is it really downhill from here?