Curated Tuesday: 15 classic bot books to signpost where we've come from as we anticipate an automated future
What Norbert Wiener's first principles tell us about the human use of AI, and the AI use of humans
A Reading List of 10 classics in the Spirit of the First Labor Day, 1882 complete with book summaries and public domain links
Max Havelaar: Coffee, Colonialism & Fair-Trade’s Origin Story (1859).
Special guest Mark Twain wrote "To the Person Sitting in Darkness" in 1901; Here he unpacks its enduring relevance in 2025.
From Chap. 3 "Notes of a Trip to Kyoto" by Lafcadio Hearn, 1897
Ever look at technology hype cycles with trepidation, like something could go horribly wrong?
Karel Čapek's R.U.R. was fantasy in 1920. Today, the dilemma is tangible, & urgent.
"Unsafe at Any Speed" called it out in 1965, yet blaming consumers remains alive and well today
Bellamy's "Looking Backward" is essential reading for looking forward in 2025
Read Zamyatin's 1921 dystopia and you're bound to see uncomfortable similarities
