Science & Technology
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Immaterial World
Spencer Klavan is a classicist who holds a doctorate in ancient Greek literature from Oxford University. Not…
Are the Tech Bros Worse than Queer Theorists?
Last week, two signs of our times passed across my desk. First, a colleague drew my attention…
The Problem of Embryo Ownership
In this episode, Ericka Andersen joins Rusty Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about her recent…
Elon Musk’s Eugenic Dream
In this episode, Matthew Schmitz joins Rusty Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his recent…
The Other IVF
One in six couples wanting to conceive a child find themselves, after a year or more of…
AI Doesn’t Know What It’s Doing
Artificial intelligence is an umbrella term covering many beliefs about the powers possessed by computers, both now…
Aging and the Quest for Immortality
Nobody wants to live to be a hundred, except the guy who’s ninety-nine. Or so the saying…
The Singularity Has Already Happened
Recent feats in so-called artificial intelligence have not only ignited Terminator-inspired apocalyptic fears but have also revived…
Sex in the Frame
I doubt the readers of First Things need persuading that pornography is bad. It might feel invigorating…
Who Owns the Embryos?
For Emily Ballou, it seemed like the perfect solution. She had always wanted to adopt a child…
Elon’s Family Values
A battle has broken out on the American right. Two visions of what it means to have children…
The Dirty Science
My formal introduction to the costs of inquiry into sensitive matters began at 6:30 Eastern time on…
Anti-Humanism at Home and Abroad
Canada’s laws on medically assisted dying are remarkably progressive even by today’s standards. In 2022, the government…
Putting Americans in Iron Lungs Again?
The nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services…
Human Battery Hens
Britain’s Daily Mail recently reported how around one hundred young Thai women were kept against their will,…
