It is often said that technology is value neutral – what determines whether it is good or evil depends on the uses that people make of it. Once touted as the great power equalizer and democratizer of information and influence, the World Wide Web is now seen by many as a threat to personal autonomy […]
Modern physics and math struggle with fundamental inconsistencies. The problem rests with something deeper and even more fundamental – our faith. And, to paraphrase Socrates, “the unexamined faith is not worth believing.” Introduction The contrast between science and religion is often characterized as a battle between fact and faith. More thoughtful writers and scientists take […]
The Future of Transportation: Autonomy and InterdependenceDecember 3, 02018, at the Cambridge Innovation CenterFeaturing Robin Chase, co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar, co-founder of Veniam Summary by Paul Hoxie and George Gantz for Long Now Boston Introduction: At the Long Now Boston Conversation on December 3, Robin Chase made it abundantly clear: Our society is […]
Please, do not make spurious claims about food and GMO safety on the basis of current science and an apparent lack of evidence about harm. We just do not know enough. We may be looking at things wrong – or looking at the wrong things. Image courtesy of Nat and Cody Photography. Introduction: Over the Thanksgiving […]
Climate Change and the Future of the Boston Coastline November 5, 2018, at Cambridge Innovation CenterFeaturing Kirk Bosma (Woods Hole Group) and Paul Kirshen (UMass Boston)Summary by Paul Hoxie and George Gantz for Long Now Boston Introduction: Boston is a coastal city with a complex of rivers, dams, harbors and islands. By the end of […]
