Can the Future Be Simulated?
Experiments with computer-modeled towns demonstrate the difficulties of separating technological innovation from human interaction.… More »
Edward Tenner is a historian of technology and culture. He was a founding advisor of Smithsonian's Lemelson Center and holds a Ph.D in European history. More
Experiments with computer-modeled towns demonstrate the difficulties of separating technological innovation from human interaction.… More »
Postal services were at their zenith when the Titanic and the Hindenberg went down.… More »
Our "unconventional wisdom" for college graduates has become all too conventional… More »
High-end neighborhoods are becoming emptier, lonelier places as the world's super-rich buy up luxury residences across the globe.… More »
Ernest "Chick" Callenbach's 1977 novel reminds us how the medium of print shaped the books and culture of an era.… More »
Vogue is under fire for deleting its admiring portrait of Syria's first lady, having not absorbed the lesson of Watergate: Don't delete your mistakes.… More »
To observe a human sweep a room would be less than stimulating, but watching a robot do the same thing is marvelous.… More »
Didn't know Starbucks used bug juice in your drink? Fear not -- they're giving up the practice, anyway.… More »
Grammatical rules are akin to dress codes: They were once dogma, but now are in a constant flux.… More »
How important were the proper clothes in ensuring passengers a spot on a lifeboat?… More »
What James Cameron got right and tragically wrong about the oceanic disaster… More »
How one piece of misinformation sent some of the the ship's male passengers in the wrong direction, and to their probable deaths… More »
The general-turned-president was one of the earliest victims of using technology impulsively… More »
Will great free courses drive down applications to places like Stanford? That's doubtful; it's more likely that these offerings will help build a stronger university brand.… More »
More and more housing developments are being targeted toward wealthy travelers instead of people who wish to put down roots.… More »
A historical defense of architecture's most unfairly stereotyped form… More »
Even a biased, occasionally error-committing writer can be more rewarding than the report of a pseudonymous committee.… More »
If philosophers want to update their antiquated image, maybe other fields should consider doing the same.… More »
Amazed by the speed of the telegraph, intrigued by the possibility of wind power, the 16th president was a techno-geek through and through.… More »
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