Coin Operated Boy

A story from the NYT Magazine, via Neuroethics & Law Blog:
Sherry Turkle, a professor in the Program in Science, Technology and Society at M.I.T., worries that sociable robots might be easier to deal with than people are and that one day we might actually prefer our relationships with our machines. A female graduate student once [...]

What Breed of Liberal Am I?

 
 

My Liberal Identity:
You are a New Left Hipster, also known as a MoveOn.org liberal, a Netroots activist, or a Daily Show fanatic. You believe that if we really want to defend American values, conservatives must be exposed, mocked, and assailed for every fanatical, puritanical, warmongering, Constitution-shredding ideal for which they stand.
 
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The Pendulum Swings, but Always to the Right

Chet Scoville at The Vanity Press observes:
At this point, the White House is more deeply corrupt than the Congress ever was. And the press is telling everyone that they shouldn’t really care. They are falling down on the job even worse than they did with the Republican Congress. But never fear. [...]

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