Disaster Capitalism
LAST YEAR, Beluga Shipping discovered that there’s money in global warming. Beluga is a German firm that specializes in “super-heavy lift” transport. Its vessels are equipped with massive cranes,...
View ArticleNothing Grows Forever
PETER VICTOR is an economist who has been asking a heretical question: Can the Earth support endless growth? Traditionally, economists have argued that the answer is “yes.” In the 1960s when Victor...
View ArticleHow to Keep the NSA Out of Your Computer
Editor’s note: Clive Thompson answered readers’ questions about this article on Reddit on Aug. 28. Click here to view the conversation. JOSEPH BONICIOLI mostly uses the same internet you and I do. He...
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Are You Checking Work Email in Bed? At the Dinner Table? On Vacation?
Illustration: Shout My airplane home from Boston is delayed for takeoff, so the woman next to me pulls out her phones to get some work done. Like many of us, she has two—an iPhone for her personal...
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No Parking Here
If you drive out to visit Disney’s Epcot center in Orlando, Florida, you will arrive at one of the biggest parking lots in America. With room for 12,000 cars, it sprawls out over 7 million square...
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If You’re Reading About “The Circle” on Facebook, It’s Already Too Late
Tomi Um The Circle, published in 2013 by the prolific novelist (and McSweeney‘s founder) Dave Eggers, is a dire prophecy for our wireless world. Protagonist Mae, fresh from college, goes to work for...
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What Will Happen When Machines Write Songs Just as Well as Your Favorite...
John Hersey Ed Newton-Rex grew up immersed in music. As a child, he sang in the King’s College Choir in England and played piano. He went on to earn a music degree, and one of the things he studied...
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Is Sucking Carbon Out of the Air the Solution to Our Climate Crisis?
In British Columbia, there’s a little valley where the Squamish River snakes down past the cliffs of the Malamute, a popular hiking spot. The hills in all directions are, like much of BC, thickly...
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Capitalism Is Ruining Video Games
I’ve always loved racing games. I first got addicted way back in the ’90s, when I’d jam quarters into arcade cabinets with the full-sized car seat and stick shift, and hurtle around virtual tracks....
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