How To Live With Your Digital Doppelgängers
Digital Doppelgängers may share your name, but you can still claim your own digital identity.
Why the Future of the Internet May Depend on the History of Abortion
Our columnist’s take on the future of the Internet and the importance of grassroots networks.
The Internet’s Baby Pictures, 25 Years After the Birth of the Web
Tim Berners-Lee set up HTML (hypertext markup language) and HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol) twenty-five years ago today.
Happy Mother’s Day: Kids’ Screen Time is a Feminist Issue
Portable electronics like smartphones and tablets are indispensable tools for mothers and caregivers. Why do we shame them for allowing kids screen time?
A Robot By Any Other Name
What happens when our AI is part of the family? Our tech blogger on how naming and talking to our devices changes our relationship to technology itself.
Is Video Game Addiction a “Boy” Problem?
There are some girls who get really into video gaming, but it seems like it’s far more frequently an issue for little boys.
Teachers Against Trolls: How to Prepare Kids for Online Conflict
We need to look beyond technology and consider social solutions to engage and disagree constructively online.
How @realDonaldTrump Won the Anxiety Voter
Donald Trump’s evil genius lies in using the unique capacities of online communication to fuel and ignite anxiety, fueling authoritarian sentiments.
How to Find Hope in Dystopian Fiction
It’s crucial that we use dystopias to inspire social and technological innovation.