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How & Why Big Oil Conquered The World

Oil. The 19th century was transformed by it. The 20th century was shaped by it. And the 21st century is moving beyond it. But who gave birth to the oil industry? What have they done with the immense wealth and power that it has granted them? And what are they planning...

How Big Data is Engineering Your Life

"I've got no strings So I have fun I'm not tied up to anyone They've got strings But you can see There are no strings on me!" -Pinocchio Pinocchio is the story of a marionette that dreams of becoming a real boy. He wishes upon a star, proves himself brave, selfless...

This Does Not End Well…

This wasn't supposed to be a column about unemployment and political violence. I was supposed to be writing about the crisis of irreproducible results in science and the dangers of scientism and technocracy. But then I checked my Twitter timeline. Cue the Emotional...