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Sep 1, 2016

Future Imperfect #38: Literally killer robots

Welcome to Future Imperfect! This week I’ve been reading about lethal autonomous weapons systems (aka killer robots), AI asteroid defense programs, really scary economic graphs, and the case for giving kids unlimited screen time. Oh, and the worst…

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Aug 20, 2016

Future Imperfect #36: The Unthinkable War

Welcome to Future Imperfect! This week I’ve been reading about scenarios for a USA-China conflict, breaking news in the autonomous vehicle sector, implantable computer chips for your brain, and the potential sale of the International Space Station. Oh, and…

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Jul 23, 2016

Future Imperfect #33: Pulling air travel into the 21st century

Welcome to Future Imperfect! This week I’ve been reading about the many failings of air travel in America, the (potential) rise of seasteading, the job retraining gap, and the end of the Interface Series. Oh, and a…

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Jun 2, 2016

Future Imperfect #26: Hyping America’s Supergun

Welcome to Future Imperfect! This week I’ve been following the development of the U.S. military’s first railgun, human swarm intelligence, the global propaganda war, and international digital integration.

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Sep 9, 2016

Future Imperfect #39: Journalism’s Disappearing Act

Welcome to Future Imperfect! This week I’ve been reading about the crumbling bargain of ad-supported journalism, a defense of Apple sans-headphone jack, a new app for direct democracy, and a new way to deter extremists through their Google…

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Jul 2, 2016

Future Imperfect #30: When robots litigate

Welcome to Future Imperfect! This week I’ve been following chatbot lawyers, Tesla’s big crash, prospects for a digital dark age, and the never-ending fight over GMOs. Oh, and a little anarchy in the UK.

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Mar 3, 2016

Future Imperfect #13: The First Rule in Government Spending

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May 19, 2016

Future Imperfect #24: Defending the Rare Earths Pipeline

Welcome to Future Imperfect! This week I’ve been looking at the U.S. defense supply chain, the (obsolete?) 5-day work week, a proposed exoplanet probe mission, and Utah’s burgeoning startup scene.

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Aug 13, 2016

Future Imperfect #35: Hacking the vote

Welcome to Future Imperfect! This week I’ve been reading about the potential for election fraud, a national council of historians, augmented property ownership, and the nascent sport of FPV drone racing. Oh, and a fascinating text analysis of Donald Trump’s…

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Jun 9, 2016

Future Imperfect #27: The rise and (potential) fall of crowdworking

Welcome to Future Imperfect! This week I’ve been following the rise of crowdworking (followed by the fall of crowdworking), quantum computing, modern infantry tactics, and your driving fingerprint.

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