Archive - Machines + Society

An explained hiatus; governance; song of storms

"I went out to a hazel wood because a fire was in my head"

Oct 16, 2021 •

June 2021

Predicting Problems; Buddhism for Vampires; Homebrew Gene Therapy

"Within us all lies some particle of the dove, kneaded into our frame, along with the elements of the wolf and serpent"

Jun 14, 2021 •

May 2021

IP theft; Fake Carbon Footprints; Renunciative Buddhism

"O body swayed to music, O brightening glance,/ How can we know the dancer from the dance?"

May 1, 2021 •

April 2021

Machines + Society #20: How to Grow a Musician; Focusing; Lithography

In which Kegan's stages are applied to a musical genius

Apr 1, 2021 •

February 2021

Machines + Society #19: Value Exploration; solving weight loss; futarchy

Towards a framework for systematic value discovery.

Feb 28, 2021 •

Machines + Society #18: Muscular Spirituality

Is everyone going to be enlightened soon?

Feb 2, 2021 •

January 2021

Machines + Society #17: Rethinking labels; Pirahã people; Tigran I love you

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Jan 2, 2021 •

December 2020

Machines + Society #16: Mass Sleeping; Musical arrhythmia; Mearsheimer

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Dec 1, 2020 •

November 2020

Machines + Society #15: Amorous Indecision; Therapy Thoughts; Between Us

A newsletter by Mako Shen

Nov 1, 2020 •

October 2020

Machines + Society #14: AI Governance; Anarchic communes; Adventure Time

A newsletter by Mako Shen

Oct 1, 2020 •

September 2020

Machines + Society #13: Stagnant questions; Inflamed Ladies; Reverse microscopy

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Sep 1, 2020 •

August 2020

Machines + Society #12: Tools for our brains; Social sphere packing; Fox Hunts

Let's build better tools for our brains.

Aug 1, 2020 •

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