Teasing out my cultural connections through genetics
Special note: Talking about personal genetics is difficult: what you say not only reveals so much about you, but also your parents, your siblings, and your chil...
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When AI is Artificial I: humanity, culture, art, emotion
Doesn’t all AI end up being a reflection of who we are as humans? From the practical, I mentioned bias in how we build AIs and the prevalence of conversat...
Oral culture: Snapchat, deleting streams, and, now, Banter
I have two teens and it has been fascinating to see how they approach the permanence of text and images. The digitization of the world has challenged how we kee...
Culturomics: Word play : Nature News
“The point is this: like people, ideas need a social life. Introduce them to your friends. Help them develop good contacts. It’s worth it: more than...