Technology

1. How Aristotle Created the Computer (The Atlantic)
   In a telling exposition, Chris Dixon traces the evolution of computer science back to the development of mathematical logic. He acknowledges the role of philosophers and…

“The human understanding when it has once adopted an opinion draws all things else to support and agree with it” — Francis Bacon

1. Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds (The New Yorker)
   Citing…

1. MIT Technology Review: 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2017
2. A Computer to Rival the Brain
   The author argues that artificial intelligence has achieved much of its recent success by mimicking…