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Map #31: A.I. — Humanity’s Lab Rat Or Robot Overlord?
’I have always believed that any scientific concept can be demonstrated to people with no specialist knowledge or scientific education.’ Richard Feynman, Nobel physicist (1918-1988) I feel like the whole field
Map #30: Violence, Conformity and a Toronto Van Attack
I was going to write about something completely different this week. Then I saw the news headline that a van had plowed through a mile of sidewalk in Toronto, killing
Map #29: False Choices (‘Should Science Or Values Take Priority?’)
I Hate False Choices As many of you know, I’m actively exploring routes to re-engage with my Canadian…er…roots. One of those routes is a policy fellowship program. I recently went
Map #28: A Higher Loyalty?
I was in Washington, D.C. this past week—the talk-shop capital of the world. I attended a conference on the future of war and spoke at a conference on the future
Map #27: Fixing Fake News
I wonder, do you ever share my feeling that ‘fake news’ and ‘post-truth’—these phrases that get thrown about every day by the commentariat—cloud our understanding rather than clarify it? To
Map #26: Finding The Real In A Post-Truth World
I’m guessing we all know the sensation of being detached, somehow, from the whole: when we catch ourselves in the act of reaching impulsively for our mobile phone…
Map #25: Has China Got It All Figured Out?
The Dictator Who Dethroned Democracy? These days, the commentariat is talking a lot about China and what China’s rising confidence means for the world—and for the democratic world in particular.
Map #24: Voyages Into The Unknown—And The Familiar
Donald Trump can become President of the United States. Boris Johnson can become Foreign Secretary of Britain. Silvio Berlusconi, whose bongo bongo parties once secured his status as the most
Map #23: Here Come The Avatars
Just a short letter this week. I’m doing a bunch of interviews and podcasts in the U.S. at the moment, to coincide with the U.S. paperback release of Age of
Map #22: Catching Up With A.I.
The techno-optimists are driving AI forward. And we, as citizens, are bombarded by the promises and portents of its consequences. AI will destroy our jobs. AI will eliminate drudgery and
Map #21: Hard Choices Or False Choices In Digital Paradise
Every week, we’re greeted with a new story about a cyber hack or attack. The 2018 Winter Olympic Games website was hacked during the opening ceremony last Friday night. Last
Map #20: Women & Power
I was going to write today about the annual World Economic Forum in Davos—and I did pen this very brief critique (To stave off revolution, Davos must do something radical.
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