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Synesthesia
An accessible, concise primer on the neurological trait of synesthesia-vividly felt sensory couplings-by a founder of the field.One in twenty-three people carry the genes for the …
Data Science
A concise introduction to the emerging field of data science, explaining its evolution, relation to machine learning, current uses, data infrastructure issues, and ethical …
The Technological Singularity
The idea of technological singularity, and what it would mean if ordinary human intelligence were enhanced or overtaken by artificial intelligence.The idea that human history is …
Memes in Digital Culture
Taking "Gangnam Style" seriously: what Internet memes can tell us about digital culture.In December 2012, the exuberant video "Gangnam Style" became the first YouTube clip to be …
Open Access
A concise introduction to the basics of open access, describing what it is (and isn't) and showing that it is easy, fast, inexpensive, legal, and beneficial.The Internet lets us …
Crowdsourcing
A concise introduction to crowdsourcing that goes beyond social media buzzwords to explain what crowdsourcing really is and how it works.Ever since the term "crowdsourcing" was …
The Future
How the future has been imagined and made, through the work of writers, artists, inventors, and designers.The future is like an unwritten book. It is not something we see in a …
Computing - A Concise History
A compact and accessible history, from punch cards and calculators to UNIVAC and ENIAC, the personal computer, Silicon Valley, and the Internet.The history of computing could be …
Post-Truth
How we arrived in a post-truth era, when "alternative facts" replace actual facts, and feelings have more weight than evidence.Are we living in a post-truth world, where …
The Conscious Mind
An account of the emergence of the mind: how the brain acquired self-awareness, functional autonomy, the ability to think, and the power of speech.How did the human mind emerge …