Science & Technology
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Math Is Erotic
The most shining moment of my education as a physics major at UC Santa Barbara came in…
The Best of Us Is Medieval
It has long been a custom among commentators that, when looking for a comparator that will blacken…
Abolishing Ourselves
Anyone who doubts that the abolition of man is a present-day reality need only look at the…
While We’re At It
St. Augustine on our final end: “We shall rest and see, see and love, love and praise.”
A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones
In this episode, Clare Morell joins R. R. Reno in the First Things office to talk about…
Automating the Human Mind
It’s striking how little turmoil the dawn of AI is causing at top universities across the country.…
Why the Catholic Church’s Voice on AI Could Be the Most Consequential
Recently, Pope Leo XIV delivered a personal message to Silicon Valley executives, academics, and Vatican officials gathered…
SCOTUS Takes on Big Porn
Twenty-one years ago, five black-robed justices ruled that adults’ rights to effortlessly view hardcore pornography trumped children’s…
Jesus After the Critics
Quests for the “historical Jesus” are as old as Christianity itself. The claims of Jesus’s earliest followers…
The Future of Reading
More is read now in a year than was read before in a hundred years.” So declared…
Touching the Assisted Suicide Void
Eloquent, determined, heedless of personal risk, the British journalist Derek Humphry was a born campaigner. In 1975…
Demons and ChatGPT
Last week, the New York Times reported on a strange phenomenon. A number of ChatGPT users believe…
Can Silicon Valley Be Redeemed?
How far should one go to “become all things to all people,” to be in the world…
“I’m Sorry My Colleague Killed Your Sister”
A few weeks ago, while walking through the halls of the hospital where I work, I ran…
How I Kicked My Phone Habit
About eighteen months ago, I decided I wanted a healthier relationship with my smartphone. My phone had…
