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Nick Bostrom Made the World Fear AI. Now He Asks: What if It Fixes Everything?

By Will Knight

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The Deaths of Effective Altruism

By Leif Wenar

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The Spy Who Dumped the CIA, Went to Therapy, and Now Makes Incredible Television

By Laura Kipnis

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Is the Physics of Time Actually Changing?

By KC Cole

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The Hypocrisy of Judging Those Who Become More Beautiful

By Sheon Han

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AI-Powered ‘Thought Decoders’ Won’t Just Read Your Mind—They’ll Change It

By Leo Kim

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The Mysterious Power of the Platform, the Internet’s Building Block

By Leo Kim

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What Isaac Asimov’s Robbie Teaches About AI and How Minds 'Work'

By Samir Chopra

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Do Microbes Matter More Than Humans?

By Brian Kateman

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If Pinocchio Doesn't Freak You Out, Sydney Shouldn't Either

By Hannah H. Kim

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Waluigi, Carl Jung, and the Case for Moral AI

By Nabeel S. Qureshi

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Land Ownership Makes No Sense

By Jehan Azad and Uri Bram

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The End of ‘Life’ As You Know It

By Leo Kim

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Neuromarketing and the Battle for Your Brain

By Nita Farahany

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This Is a Philosopher on Drugs

By Justin Smith-Ruiu

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Yes, Lab-Grown Meat Is Vegan

By Jude Whiley

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The Case for Outsourcing Morality to AI

By John Danaher

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Effective Altruism Is Pushing a Dangerous Brand of ‘AI Safety’

By Timnit Gebru

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Collective Mental Time Travel Can Influence the Future

By Shayla Love

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TikTok’s Greatest Asset Isn’t Its Algorithm—It’s Your Phone

By Leo Kim

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The Three-City Problem of Modern Life

By Luke Burgis

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If Humans Went Extinct, Would a Similar Species Evolve?

By William MacAskill

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How Can Society Prepare for the Moral Norms of Tomorrow?

By John Danaher

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The Secret to Being Lucky

By Virginia Heffernan