Human Values: A Quick Primer

→ For a rigorous psychological and philosophical definition of values…

How to Design Social Systems (Without Causing Depression and War)

Designing for meaningful…

Can software be good for us?

We must face a deep challenge to design software for meaningful…

Nothing To Be Done

6 Played-Out Ideas that Block New Visions for Society

Is Anything Worth Maximizing?

How metrics shape markets, how we’re doing them wrong, and how we could…

The Tamagotchi Trap

On the Dangers of Mindful Design, Well-being-based Design, Behavior Change, etc

Emotions, Integrity, and Wisdom

Feelings are widely misunderstood. Even by psychologists, philosophers, and neuroscientists. But if we…

Five Days with the Devil

Inside: a thought experiment; how human values get lost; and a new perspective on recent political upheaval (Trump…

What’s Next?

Recent work in philosophy suggests a better direction for technology and politics

A New Kind of Leader

Idea #1. Leaders should put people in moral quandaries.