Joel Frohlich
How a Total Eclipse Alters Your Psyche
The importance of feeling small and insignificant.
Could an Industrial Civilization Have Predated Humans on Earth?
A thought experiment plumbs archaeology and geology to ask whether our own species will leave a trace.
My Out-of-Body Experience
In a sensory deprivation tank, I lost my body and found myself.
Here’s How We’ll Know an AI Is Conscious
An AI’s answer to this question can reveal its inner life—or lack thereof.
Should You Get an AI Nanny for Your Child?
Mattel’s AI nanny, called Aristotle, recently gained the notorious distinction of being subject to a bipartisan protest in the US Congress. Plus, there was a petition against it with over 15,000 signatures. The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, which organized the petition, argued that Aristotle is a consumerist ploy. It “attempts to replace the care, […]