The Problem With Google’s Perceived Omniscience
It’s called the “filter bubble,” and it’s helping Google play to our prejudices.
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Why Google’s Deep Dream Is Future Kitsch
It's easy to discuss Deep Dream as an independent creature. But like all kitsch, it comes straight back to its creators.
No, You Don’t Have Free Speech Online
We treat platforms like they are public utilities. They’re not—but maybe they could be.
The Omniscient Classroom
An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers.
Searching the Internet Creates an Illusion of Knowledge
A new study finds merely looking things up on the Web increases our belief in our own knowledge—even with topics unrelated to our search.
Income Inequality Inspires Interest in Luxury Items
A state-by-state analysis of Google searches find high-status goods are of more interest in places with a larger gap between rich and poor.
The Persistence of the Office
More workers are telecommuting than ever before, but tech is clinging to the campus life that made it so homogenous.
Self-Driving Cars Won’t Fix Our Transit Woes
Real transportation futurism looks more like a fleet of self-driving buses.
Silicon Valley’s Brave New Economic Order
A recent study suggests the United States is starting to resemble an oligarchy more than a democracy, and the trend’s cradle is unmistakably Silicon Valley.