Dept. of Acid Trips

Facebook Can’t Be Fixed.

Facebook’s fundamental problem is not…

Pinterest’s Third Way

Ben Silbermann and company have built tech’s most misunderstood platform. 2018 could be the year it breaks out with a model markedly distinct from its Valley cousins.

Maybe Facebook Should Abandon the News Feed Altogether.

By devaluing journalism, Facebook risks abandoning the public square. By becoming a true platform, it could *build* that square.

Is This the Society We Really Want?

Technology’s march is taken as gospel. But if we’ve learned anything from the past year, it’s that Valley giants often miss key human externalities. Case in point…

Panicked about Kids’ Addiction to Tech?

Here are two things you could do

How Bikes Will Take Their Revenge on Cars and Help Us Reclaim Our Streets

As an enthusiastic cyclist…

Shift Forum Reads

WTF Is Wrong With Capitalism?

In capitalism, we’ve built an artificial intelligence that’s badly in need of a reboot, argues longtime tech observer Tim O’Reilly.

Predictions 2018

A pivotal year for business and its role in society.

All We Have Yet To Understand

A tech giant partners with a bioinformatics pioneer to create an entirely new kind of genetic map.

The Product Hierarchy of Needs

Using Maslow’s famous framework for product planning