The Impossibility of Christian Transhumanism
by Wesley J. SmithThe transhumanist worldview and the Christian faith are incompatible. Continue Reading »
The Internet Is Watching You
by Mark BauerleinThe latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Justin E. H. Smith joins the podcast to discuss his book, The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is: A History, a Philosophy, a Warning. Continue Reading »
The Prayers of Big Data
by Samuel D. JamesThe selling of user data in a prayer app is a wonderfully concise illustration of what emerges victorious when e-commerce and piety collide. Continue Reading »
How Digital Youth Became Unhappy—and Dangerous—Adults
by Mark BauerleinWhile insisting that digital learning was essential for the rest of us, Silicon Valley elites made sure to vigilantly keep their own children away from the addictive products they peddled. Continue Reading »
Brian C. Anderson on Ivan Illich
by R. R. RenoBrian C. Anderson joins R. R. Reno to discuss the lasting influence of Ivan Illich. Continue Reading »
Morality in the Age of Machines
by John WatersThe machine will allegedly elevate humans according to values different from those of nature—a Superman. Where have we heard that before? Continue Reading »
Return of the Cyborgs
by Mary HarringtonA newly-influential strand of feminism aims to free us from the inconvenience of embodiment. Continue Reading »
Huawei and China's Tech Domination
by Mark BauerleinJonathan Pelson joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Wireless Wars: China's Dangerous Domination of 5G and How We're Fighting Back. Continue Reading »
Jordan Peterson and God
by Mark BauerleinChristopher Kaczor joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Jordan Peterson, God, and Christianity: The Search for a Meaningful Life. Continue Reading »
Into the Metaverse
by Samuel D. JamesFor nearly a decade, Facebook has been shifting the company away from an ethos of connecting real people and toward a kind of permanent digital habitation, the contraction of life so as to fit inside algorithms. Continue Reading »
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